Looking Ahead to the EHR Incentive Programs Beyond 2016
CMS has been sharing guidance to help providers and industry members participate successfully in ongoing CMS health IT initiatives.
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The Promise of Digital Health in REAL Healthcare Reform
By Brian Mack – Embracing the “GENIUS OF THE AND”. Way back in 1994, Management Thought Leader Jim Collins, and Stanford Professor Jerry Porras wrote a book about how to build sustainable businesses called Built to Last.
2016 Meaningful Use – Patient Engagement
By Jim Tate – In 2015 CMS released a Final Rule that upset the Meaningful Use apple cart. No longer did we have to remember what were Core vs. Menu measures.
CMS Developing a Centralized Repository to Assist in Public Health Reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is developing a centralized repository for public health agency (PHA) and clinical data registry (CDR) reporting. The repository will assist providers in finding entities that accept electronic public health data.
HIE Rundown 9-30-16
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
#NHITweek – Day 4 Model Privacy Notice
Day 4 – Hashtags #thinkRADical, #MPNchat, #HITprogress. Ambra Health driving innovation in imaging. ONC chat on Model Privacy Notice. Surescripts state of health IT and the business of interoperability.
Successful SHIEC Conference Shows Growth in Value and Influence of National Group
The national trade association that today represents health information exchanges serving more than half of the U.S. patient population met at the second annual SHIEC Conference held recently in Scottsdale, Arizona.
State HIE News and Updates 9-23-16
State HIEs come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: To improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivered in their states. Here is news they are reporting.
2017 Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payment Adjustment for Hospitals
As part of ARRA, Congress established payment adjustments under Medicare for eligible hospitals that are not meaningful users of CEHRT. Learn more about what to know in 2017.