Meaningful Use Lives On
By Brian Ahier – On Oct. 6, 2015, CMS and the ONC released the final rules for Stage 3 of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program and the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria.
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2016: Technology Driving the Triple Aim
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn – While the health care market environment for 2016 has many uncertainties, there is one certainty that will drive adoption and deeper use of IT: the need to do more with less money. Whether value-based, bundled or slashed reimbursement, health care providers and consumers will be faced with rising costs and the need to do more with less.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Has Health IT Implications
The Obama administration issued its final rule for the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that includes several health IT provisions. Under the final rule, FQHC and rural clinics will be required to use CEHRTs.
Health Care Is Increasingly Moving to the Cloud
By Nicole Lewis, iHealthBeat – A study from Dell, in collaboration with research firm TNS, found that 96% of mid-size health care organizations surveyed are using or are considering moving health care information to cloud computing.
How Much Longer Will We Allow Data Blocking To Slow Us Down?
By William L. Rich III – Knowledge is power, and there’s a treasure trove of incredibly powerful information that can be unlocked by sharing data from electronic health records.
Federal Work Groups Respond to Meaningful Use Stage 3 Proposal
Four Health IT Policy Committee work groups shared feedback on CMS’ proposed rule for Stage 3 of the meaningful use program.
Why Health Information Must Be Available Where and When Consumers Need It
By Angela Kennedy – One year ago, I found myself putting in relentless effort to compile an accurate medical record for my daughter after she was diagnosed with the genetic disease Cystic Fibrosis at age 11. I experienced many frustrations in my attempt to gather my child’s medical records. Due to an incorrect entry in my daughter’s medical record, the inheritable condition was overlooked.
Many Say Meaningful Use Stage 2 Is Disastrous, but the Data Say Otherwise
By Tony Panjamapirom, PhD – The industry news is full of disparaging talk about the health of the EHR Incentive Programs (i.e., meaningful use), particularly the low number of Stage 2 attestations. While some statistics show that only 35% of the nation’s hospitals have met Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, further analysis reveals a different story.
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…