Author: trident50
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athenahealth signs strategic agreement with Henry Schein Medical
athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, and Henry Schein Medical, the U.S. Medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced a strategic agreement. …read more
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Indiana Gov. Pence unveils his Medicaid expansion alternative
In a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, the governor outlined a plan that he says will expand health coverage for low-income state residents while also giving people more control over their health care choices. …read more
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Dispatch from China
I’m in China this week meeting with government officials, hospital leaders and academics to review the policy lessons learned from HITECH, ACA, and the HIPAA Omnibus rule. I started Monday in Shanghai, meeting with Huashan Hospital to discuss their clinical data repository and healthcare information exchange plans. For them, “big data” analytics are a core…
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INDUSTRY-FIRST INTERVIEW: CHIME’s Branzell Shares His Thoughts on CMS’ Announcement on MU Flexibility
Moments after CHIME had released an analysis of an important announcement from CMS for its members, CHIME president and CEO Russ Branzell spoke first to HCI’s Mark Hagland to share his perspectives on the announcement and its broader context Moments after releasing an analysis of an important announcement from the federal Centers for Medicare and…
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Morning Headlines 5/21/14
CMS rule to help providers make use of Certified EHR Technology CMS and ONC publish a proposed rule that would extend MU stage 2 through 2016, explaining “By extending Stage 2, we are being receptive to stakeholder feedback to ensure providers can continue to meet meaningful use and keep momentum moving forward.” Commonwealth Fund EHR…
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust successfully launches Datix to 11,000 users in double-quick time
Patient safety software rolled out to entire Trust to create single integrated platform across all four of its hospitals …read more
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News 5/21/14
Top News CMS and ONC publish a proposed rule that would slow down the Meaningful Use program by extending Stage 2 through 2016 (starting Stage 3 in 2017) and allowing providers to attest for FY2014 using a 2011-certified EHR. National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD seemed to express concern that EHR vendors would not have their…
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BREAKING: CMS, ONC Offer Revision to Stage 2 Reporting Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are proposing a rule that would aim to provide providers more flexibility for meaningful use reporting in 2014. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health…
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CMS rule provides EHR certification flexibility for 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT are giving the healthcare industry a reprieve, issuing a proposed rule that would allow providers to use 2011 edition of certification criteria in 2014. read more …read more
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Recognizing the Value of Clinical Documentation Improvement
In patient care organizations, accurate clinical documentation has always been important, but in today’s shifting healthcare landscape, it has become even more of a strategic imperative than perhaps ever before. A consultant from Beacon Partners explains why. In patient care organizations, proper and accurate clinical documentation has always been important, but in today’s shifting healthcare…