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HHS shouldn’t allow cuts to alter health IT safety efforts
With all of the attention the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference in New Orleans this week is receiving, did you also know that this week is Patient Safety Awareness Week? Somehow that's not getting the same fanfare in my emails or on my Twitter feed. While the two events are not connected, though, each has…
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A Little Fun at #HIMSS13 – The Harlem Shake Meme
A lot of business gets done at HIMSS. Although, I think that most would agree that one of the biggest values of going to HIMSS is the relationships you build which lead to business in the future. HIMSS often just lays the groundwork of relationships that can make future things happen. With that in mind,…
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EHR use doubles colon cancer screening rates
Electronic health records can be used to help identify patients in need of color cancer screening and help encourage them to obtain the screening, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine . read more
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My Top Healthcare IT Concerns for 2013
It’s HIMSS week and IT professionals are gathering in New Orleans to find the products and services that solve their application and infrastructure problems. What are my top healthcare IT concerns during HIMSS week 2013? 1.
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Health Information Privacy and Security
Health Information Privacy and Security: A 10 Step Plan Before you get started, identify potential assistance from your regional extension center (REC) about where you can get help beyond the Privacy & Security resources. Work with your EHR vendor(s) to let them know that protecting patient health information and meeting your HIPAA privacy and security…
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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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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