All HIEs Are Not Created Equal
Attributes of the Patient Centric and Patient Portability Models Health Information Exchange (HIE) is often defined as the process of sharing health-related information among organizations…
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Ensuring Data Integrity in Health Information Exchange
New White Paper Addresses Data Exchange Issues The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) serves more than 64,000 members and is a recognized leader in…
Physicians Joining Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUV) Program
MUVers are ‘Muving’ Healthcare Forward Jennifer Rathman, Wide River TEC jrathman@widerivertec.org Blog: widerivertec.wordpress.com “Although the transition to electronic health records can be challenging, I don’t…
2012 EHR Incentive Program Deadline Approaches
October 3rd Last Day for EPs to Begin Reporting In an email from CMS on Monday, the agency is reminding us on EHR Incentive deadline…
EHRs, PHRs and Connectivity in Health IT
The Three Legs of Health IT Robert Rowley, MD, Healthcare and health IT consultant, practicing family physician Health Information Technology (health IT) has been a…
Survey Finds Consumer Engagement Top HIE Priority
NeHC Surveys HIE Learning Network on Consumer Engagement Strategies The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information…
EHR Certification and Standards Final Rule Sent to OMB
ONC NPRM Moves Closer to Final Rule A little over a week ago we reported the CMS NPRM for Stage 2 Meaningful Use had been…
Draft Recommendations for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
First Glimpse at Stage 3 Meaningful Use Measures Mary Mosquera Senior Editor, Government Health IT There’s a new checklist coming to town – and it won’t…
Are HIE Business Models Sustainable
What Do HIEs and Cracked Windshields Have in Common? Mahmood Sher-Jan, CHPC, ID Experts If you are a patient, like most, you are probably assuming…