Four Years Later: Impact of the HITECH Act on EHR Implementations
New Report Looks At 2013 EHR Buying Trends By David Fried, Software Advice In a press release last Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human…
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Official Resources for Meaningful Use
Know the Federal Entities Supporting Meaningful Use Chuck Penoza Director, Data Consulting Group (DCG), Detroit. Health IT stakeholders such as EHR Developers, clinicians, researchers, and…
HIMSS EHRA Responds to Meaningful Use ‘Reboot’
Vendor-led Association Comments on GOP Senators Concerns Responses to the release last month of a public letter and white paper from a group of six Republican Senators…
HHS Reports Providers’ Use of Health IT Doubles Since 2012
More than half of America’s doctors have adopted electronic health records HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than half of all doctors and…
ONC Offers Five Online Training Courses on Interoperability
Online MU Stage 2 Standards Courses Training modules on new standards implementation for Eligible Professionals (EPs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) are now available from…
Consumer Groups Say Any Reboot of EHR Incentives a Mistake
Argue Delay or Postponement of EHR Incentives Program Too Costly In April a group of six Republican Senators released a public letter questioning just how and where…
New Tips for Meeting the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Transition of Care Measure
Lee Stevens, Policy Director, State HIE Program Are you looking for more support on how to meet the transition of care measure that is required for…
ONC Data Brief Looks at RECs Support of PAs, NPs in EHR Adoption
EHR Adoption Progress for PAs and NPs Last week the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released a data brief on how…
How to Use EHRs to Create Patient Problem Lists
Patient Problem Lists for Meeting Meaningful Use The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services (HHS) with…