Tag: meaningful-use
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Building the Future through CMS eHealth
By Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services Transforming Health Care What is the most important electronic initiative in health care today? Is it the switch to ICD-10 that will enable us to capture information more accurately? The widespread adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) to provide an infrastructure for electronic…
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Privacy and Security’s Role in the eHealth Transformation
By Maribel Franey Improving the delivery of health care is the focus of the eHealth initiative. But eHealth also involves promoting standards and processes that will enable patient information to be shared in a more efficient and timely manner, while ensuring the data is kept private and secure. This brings me to the topic of…
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EHR Incentive Programs: Moving into the Next Stage
By Elizabeth Holland This week, industry leaders from all over the country gather for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference and discuss the future of health information technology implementation, and we at CMS are pleased to report updates on our efforts to promote and support the meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR)…
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Welcome to the CMS eHealth Blog
By Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services Welcome to the CMS eHealth blog. Here you can find information about the eHealth initiative that CMS is launching at the annual HIMSS conference in New Orleans. Upcoming blogs will highlight HIMSS sessions about eHealth and its programs, and we look forward to continuing the…
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Get regular screenings for colorectal cancer
Did you know colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States among cancers that affect both men and women? If everyone 50 or older got screened regularly, as many as 60% of deaths from this cancer could be avoided. In most cases, colorectal cancer develops from precancerous polyps (abnormal…
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Wanted: Simpler, easier to use EHRs
Adoption of electronic health records continues to make inroads, with six in 10 healthcare providers having at least part of an EHR system in place, according to the fourth annual “Healthcare IT Insights and Opportunities” survey from IT trade association CompTIA. Still, satisfaction with most systems is lacking. read more
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The Security Risks of Medical Devices
Beth Israel Deaconess has been outspoken about the risks of malware on FDA 510k approved medical devices such as radiology workstations, echocardiogram machines, and patient monitors. Although these devices appear to be “appliances” that you simply plug into the network and use for patient care, they are actually sophisticated computers, often running outdated…
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The Growth Of Health Information Exchange: The Jump From 1.0 To 2.0
As the healthcare community continues its transition away from fee-for-service toward outcome-driven accountable care approaches, so too has the way health information is shared (to support that transition) undergone an equally significant shift.
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The Growth Of Health Information Exchange The Jump From 10 To 20
As the healthcare community continues its transition away from fee-for-service toward outcome-driven accountable care approaches, so too has the way health information is shared (to support that transition) undergone an equally significant
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It’s Time for a National Patient Identifier
Here’s a guest post from Meg Aranow, Principal at Aranow Consulting LLC. Some of us remember that the early HIPAA discussions included the concept of a national patient identifier. As legislators and administrators attempted to find the right balance between the risks and rewards of automation, ultimately the patient identifier was thought to pose…