Category: Patient Engagement
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Providers ‘struggling’ to document Meaningful Use attestation
Preliminary results from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Meaningful Use audits indicate that providers are having a lot of trouble substantiating what they’ve attested to, according to Robert Anthony, deputy director of the Health IT Initiatives Group at CMS’ Office of e-Health Standards and Services. read more
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CHIME urges feds to apply existing policies to HIE acceleration
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives believes that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services should extend processes developed under the eRx and Electronic Health Record Incentive Payment programs to accelerate and improve health information exchange and interoperability among providers. read more
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Session to focus on EHR-billing controversy
The controversy over the appropriate use of health information technology systems to streamline workflow while not fraudulently increasing healthcare claims will get a public airing early next month.
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Viewing medical history through HIE reduces readmissions
Emergency room access to a patient's medical history compiled through health information exchange reduced both readmissions and single-day admissions in a study from Israel. read more
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Mostashari: Vendor fee ‘assures’ funding for Meaningful Use program
National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari defended a potential user fee on electronic health record vendors that was included as part of President Obama's 2014 proposed budget. read more
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CMS confirms sequestration will reduce Medicare incentive payments
Medicare electronic health record incentive payments earned by eligible professionals and hospitals will be reduced due to sequestration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has confirmed read more
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Morning Headlines 4/17/13
GOP senators raise concerns with push for electronic medical records Six Republican senators criticize HITECH, saying that EMRs are increasing healthcare spending, that the government lacks a sound interoperability plan, and that the adminsitration is more interested in pushing money out the door than achieving specific goals.
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Creating a Healthcare System Without Infection – Is it Possible?
In the complex world of healthcare IT today, many of the hot topics encompass concerns around meaningful use, accountable care, and population health. While these issues are at the core of healthcare IT, one area …
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Lawmakers call for ‘reboot’ of Meaningful Use program
Six Republican Senators have formally requested that U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius provide a written plan to address how the agency is implementing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. read more
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CDS can make best-practices guidelines more accessible
Electronic health records offer the opportunity to better integrate clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) at the point of care, but the technology and physician practice must evolve, according to a paper published at BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making . read more