Category: EHR

Health IT Czar on Making Meaningful Use ‘Meaningful’ Outgoing ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, MD, offers advice to clinicians during an interview with Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol, MD. Health IT Policy Committee Summary The HIT Policy Committee hears final recommendations from the FDA Safety and Innovation Act Workgroup, concluding that for the most part HIT should…

A report created in collaboration with HIMSS Analytics Europe shows the current situation in respect of the Local Health Authorities (LHA) Source: Arsenàl.IT presents data on the assessment of LHA’s Electronic Medical Records in the Veneto region

As most of you know, I’ve been working with the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) for the past couple years on their Digital Health Conference. They buy some advertising on my websites, and I get the chance to attend an amazing event. I love this event, because NYeC has a great connection with the local…

The State of Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) has launched the Hawaii Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive program to help healthcare providers adopt, implement, upgrade, or meaningfully use certified EHR technology. The State of Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) has launched the Hawaii Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive program to help…

Upgrading software to more fully integrate revenue cycle management, practice management and electronic health records may be the key to helping thousands of physician practices remain independent, according to a new Black Book survey. read more Source: Cloud-based EHRs could save docs from acquisition

This appears to be our summer of discontent when it comes to Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program, as the Jan. 1, 2014, start date looms ever closer. A number of stakeholders decided it was time to weigh in and suggest that Stage 2 be somehow delayed, modified, or both. I’m not sure whether…

To meet the goal of Meaningful Use’s Stage 3 to improve outcomes, the functional objectives need to be linked to the outcomes, according to the Health IT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Workgroup. The question is how best to “connect the dots.” read more Source: Workgroup: Stage 3 must ‘connect the dots’ between functionality, outcomes

The Medical Center of Central Georgia recently transitioned to CPOE, but the hospital remains in the minority of those that had done so until very recently. Meanwhile, the challenges that linger for the hospitals that have yet to get on board remain tough to overcome. Recently, the Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG), a Macon,…

The U.S. Army is gearing up for a “major” upgrade of its electronic health record system–known as the Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4)–to better support soldiers, veterans, and users. read more Source: Army to roll out ‘major’ EHR upgrade

Sept. 4 marked the last Health IT Policy Committee meeting under the direction of Farzad Mostashari, M.D., as national coordinator of health IT. The meeting saw lively discussion on two fronts: first, recommendations regarding the development of a risk-based regulatory framework and strategy for health information technology; and second, progress on the meaningful use work…