EHR Incentive Program is on Track
Annual National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc We continue to see progress in improving the nation’s health care system, and a…
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Health IT in 2014
Who’s Predicting the Future? Now that the eggnog high and sugar coma from the holidays have completely worn off, it is time to really look…
Innovation in HIE: An Embarrassing Landscape
Challenging HIT Vendors to Contribute Solutions By Rupinder Colby M.P.H., Analyst at Ascendian Healthcare Consulting In 2010 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health…
CMS EHR Incentive Audits: Focus on Critical Access Hospitals
CAHs and Disadvantages in the Meaningful Use Incentive Process By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com I have a…
HIE Rundown – 1/16/14
Health Information Exchange News & Announcements Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being…
Attestation Deadline for EHR Incentive Programs
Medicare EPs Must Attest by February 28th The following is correspondence from CMS on the EHR Incenitvie Programs. If you are an eligible professional (EP),…
Stage 2 MU Patient Engagement Validation May Cause Audit Issues
2014: CMS EHR Incentive Audit Risk – Patient Engagement and Portals By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com EHR…
Massachusetts’ Governor Patrick Launches Next Phase of Mass HIway
Mass HIway Will Help Reduce Costs and Save Lives BOSTON – Wednesday, January 8, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick launched the next phase of the…
IT-Led Meaningful Use Program
Part 2 – Embedding MU in Daily Operations By Beth Houck, VP of Client Services, SA Ignite In this article series, I explain how two different organizations…