Author: trident500
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Essentia Health Ambulatory Clinics Reach Stage 7
HIMSS Analytics, a division of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that 54 Essentia Health ambulatory clinics, located in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, have reached Stage 7 on the Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model (A-EMRAM).
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Obama budget includes new fee for EHR vendors
Once again, the federal electronic health-record incentive payment program could take a financial hit due to government budget cutting. This time, EHR developers are being asked to take one for the team.
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The State of Mississippi Medicaid to Integrate Claims, Clinical Data
The State of Mississippi’s Medicaid division is looking to integrate claims and clinical data from various health information exchanges, and will be using a product from the Emeryville, Calif.-based performance management software vendor, MedeAnalytics to do so. The State of Mississippi’s Medicaid division is looking to integrate claims and clinical data from various health information…
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AHA, Specialists Respond to CMS on CQMs
AHA expresses concern about “significant burden placed on providers who are trying to meet multiple, often non-aligned quality measurement and reporting requirements.” In February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) asked stakeholders for input regarding ways it might better align clinical quality measure reporting under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Electronic Health…
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Will an EMR’s Quality Metrics Differentiate it from Other EMRs?
In the emerging consumer-centered, value-driven U.S. healthcare marketplace, the EHR vendors that survive and thrive will need to differentiate their brand by successfully competing on the value (quality/price) their product actually delivers to its end users. – Bob Coi, MD This is a fascinating look at EMRs and future differentiation in the EHR market. There’s…
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Health system analytics project targets at-risk populations
Catholic Health Initiatives is teaming with Accenture on a nine-month initiative using analytics to identify ways to better monitor and improve care for at-risk populations. The project also aims to… read more
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Analysis of doc notes in EHRs can flag drug interactions
Stanford University researchers touted success in using analysis of free-text notes in electronic health records for surveillance of drug interactions in near real time. read more
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SuccessEHS and Welch Allyn Team Up to Integrate SuccessEHS 6.1 EHR with Welch Allyn Devices
SuccessEHS and Welch Allyn have announced the successful integration of four Welch Allyn devices with the SuccessEHS 6.1 EHR and Practice Management solution. The integration provides effortless data collection with data obtained by the integrated devices flowing directly into the patient’s electronic chart. “The introduction of this connectivity furthers our mission to help clients achieve…
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First Edition: April 11, 2013
Today’s headlines include details regarding how Medicare and Medicaid, as well as funding for the health law’s implementation, fared in President Barack Obama’s budget plan.
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Tavenner moves closer to Senate confirmation to head CMS
Marilyn Tavenner, who has been the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services since 2011, received a warm reception from Democrats and Republicans alike during a Tuesday Senate Finance Committee hearing.