Tag: Health
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The Top Five EHR Implementation And Integration Imperatives
Since the push to deploy electronic health records (EHRs) began in earnest with passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, health IT vendors have encountered and overcome many organizational and technical challenges to implement complex repositories of clinical and administrative data. This being the case, health systems seeking to…
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ONC official: Criticism of MU program interoperability ‘misguided’
Criticism of the current lack of focus on interoperability of electronic health record systmes in the Meaningful Use program is “misguided,” according to Judy Murphy, deputy national coordinator for programs and policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, who spoke last week at a symposium in Philadelphia. read more
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Anesthesiologists ask for MU hardship, criteria exemptions
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has asked the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to maintain the hardship exemption for anesthesiologists beyond Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program, and to exempt anesthesiologists from some of the Stage 2 attestation criteria. read more
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EHR Benefit – Eliminate Staff
It’s time for the next installment in my series of posts looking at the long list of EHR benefits . Eliminate Staff The idea of eliminating staff is a really hard one to talk about. Often the staff in a medical office becomes a family and so it’s really hard to think about losing a…
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Trinity taking leap of faith toward cloud
Trinity Health will look to the cloud to enhance its data processing and data analytics capabilities as well as its ability to more rapidly adapt its information technology systems to the fast-moving future.
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EHR and HIT News for April 30th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes an update from Anoto who has announced that 9 million devices using their technology have been shipped around the world, as well as news from MedAptus regarding interoperability for their customers. In other news TSI Healthcare has announced that Western Carolina Eye Associates has been selected a Circle of…
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EHR transition may be financially risky for hospitals
Adoption of expensive electronic health record systems may hurt a hospital’s bottom line, despite promises that the new systems will increase efficiencies and lower costs.
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Washington Debrief: CMS, ONC to Hold Listening Session on EHR Upcoding
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office for the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) will host a listening session on May 3 to discuss the increase in code levels billed for some Medicare services, and appropriate coding in an increasingly electronic environment. CMS, ONC to Hold Listening Session on Billing…
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OpenText RightFax And EMR/EHR Systems
When you choose an EMR/EHR for your physician group or hospital system, you make a choice to move away from paper records. However, you still need to deliver protected health information (PHI) as part of ordering tests or referring patients – and other health providers need to share PHI with you. You may still have…
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HHS to provide more HIPAA guidance to covered entities
On the heels of concerns that many healthcare providers misunderstand HIPAA, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services plans to offer guidance and technical assistance to covered entities and business associates with concerns about the recently updated omnibus rule. read more