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.
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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.
Clarifying Certification Requirements for Hospitals
By John Halamka MD – With all the changes happening to Meaningful Use, Quality Measurement, and MACRA in 2016, I’ve been asked many questions by many organizations to help them plan for the future.
#NHITweek – Day 3 Women in Health IT
Day 3 – Hashtags #NHITWchat, and #HITworks take the stage. Giving an example of how health IT is improving health and care delivery. Discussing women in HIT.
#NHITweek – Day 2 Sharing Stories
Day 2 – Hashtag #AskVindell and #IHeartHIT take the stage. Great Q&A with ONC Vindell Washington on his Twitter Chat. Sharing stories of what HIT means to them.
Machine Learning and CDS Transparency
By William A. Hyman – One of the many questions in the design and use of Clinical Decision Support software is whether or not the user can recreate the logic used by the system in reaching its conclusions and recommendations–or alerts, or suggestions.
Highlights and Recaps of #NHITweek
Day 1: National Health IT Week – September 26-30. Allowing participants to leverage the opportunity to raise awareness and help the collective cause by recognizing the value of health IT.
HHS Awards Over $87 Million for Health Centers’ IT Enhancements
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $87 million in funding for 1,310 health centers in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Pacific Basin.