Meaningful Use

 
Drummond Group publishes 'decision guide' for 2014 Edition testing
Drummond Group has published a guide for electronic health records developers that seeks to bridge the knowledge gap between the 2014 and 2011 Edition criteria put forth by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC).
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January 14, 2013
Mike Miliard
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Certification new focus of Connectathon
When the 2013 North American Connectathon kicks off in Chicago later this month, participants will have the opportunity to test their products under a new certification program that ensures their technology is secure and interoperable with other health IT solutions.
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January 14, 2013
Patty Enrado
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EHR incentives over $10B to date
Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments are estimated to have blasted through $10.3 billion to a total of 180,200 physicians and hospitals through December since the program's inception. December's payments of $1.25 billion were driven by the largest amount of hospital payments for an individual month.
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January 9, 2013
Mary Mosquera
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Tips for rural hospital MU success
Rural and community hospitals should develop an effective plan of action that unites IT departments, internal administration and clinical providers to have the best chance of meeting meaningful use, according to a new brief from Stoltenberg Consulting.
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January 9, 2013
Mike Miliard
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Q&A: athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush
Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth announced Jan. 7 that it would acquire San Mateo, Calif.-based Epocrates. It's a match hailed by the executives of both companies, and also by industry analysts, as a smart move. athehenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush explains his vision for athenahealth and for a connected healthcare system.
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January 8, 2013
Bernie Monegain
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2012: The year meaningful use took hold
The year 2012 was the year when data showed its muscle, whether in the presidential elections or in demonstrating how deeply entrenched the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records had become.
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January 4, 2013
Mary Mosquera
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CPOE's MU role is 'meaningful'
Once considered the leading edge of information technology, computerized physician order entry is now simmering on the back burner of healthcare priorities. While it is not forgotten, attention toward CPOE has been deflected in favor of other concerns, such as meaningful use, interoperability, RAC audits and ICD-10 coding projects. Yet it is a critical piece of meaningful use.
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January 3, 2013
John Andrews
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MU Stage 2 sparks patient portal market
The federal incentive program for adoption of electronic health records is on the verge of driving a growth spike in patient portals, as meaningful use stage 2 requires that physicians engage with their patients and share more information.
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January 2, 2013
Mary Mosquera
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Atrius Health's CEO Gene Lindsey banks on ACOs for better care
ACOs are an idea whose time has come, according to Gene Lindsey, MD, president and CEO of Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health.
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January 1, 2013
Diana Manos
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CIOs have high hopes for 2013
As healthcare CIOs across the country consider the year ahead, they seem optimistic that 2013 will end with significant progress on many fronts - putting the patient at the center of care, making the switch to ICD-10 smoothly, achieving interoperability, finding clarity - and world peace.
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January 1, 2013
Bernie Monegain
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Telehealth poised to take center stage nationwide, experts say
Telehealth used to be something few people knew about, or understood. Today, it is fast taking its place as a major aspect of healthcare, according to experts at the National eHealth Collaborative's Technology Crossroads Conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 27.
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January 1, 2013
Diana Manos
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Cash money
Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments are estimated to have reached $9.245 billion to 177,100 physicians and hospitals through November since the program's inception and are anticipated to reach $10 billion by the end of the year (Healthcare IT News went to press before the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted final figures in late December).
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January 1, 2013
Mary Mosquera
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Predictions 2012: Not What You Think
Admittedly, our predictions for 2011 were modest. So for 2012, we’ll go out on a limb with many of our predictions. Hopefully that limb won’t crack sending us crashing to the ground.
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January 12, 2012
John Moore
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HIMSS Leaders & Innovators excites C-suite execs 
This past week I had the pleasure of traveling, along with MedTech Media Editorial Director Rich Pizzi, to Amelia Island, Fla. for the inaugural HIMSS Leaders & Innovators conference.
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November 22, 2011
Mike Miliard
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OCR HIPAA Audits Finally Kick Off
The HITECH Act called for stepped-up HIPAA privacy and security and breach notification rule enforcement with respect to covered entities and business associates, to be accomplished by spot-check audits.
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November 9, 2011
David Harlow
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EHR Incentives Likely to Improve Quality
Healthcare is one of the last industries in the United States to universally incorporate technological advancements.
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September 1, 2011
Brian Ahier
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The End of the Beginning... and the Launch of i2O
When Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for health information technology, addresses more than 4,700 healthcare professionals at the Allscripts Client Experience in Nashville on Monday morning, Aug. 29, he’s likely to discuss one of the most exciting developments in healthcare today – and perhaps surprisingly, it won’t be the meaningful use of electronic health records.
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August 28, 2011
Glen Tullman
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Healthcare is Different
I'm often asked why healthcare has been slow to automate its processes compared to other industries such as the airlines, shipping/logistics, or the financial services industry.
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August 10, 2011
John Halamka
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The nation's deficit: A Twitter update
With the August 2 deadline of a debt ceiling plan approaching fast, we at Healthcare IT News decided to ask our Twitter followers what their biggest fears and aggravations were on the situation, concerning healthcare.
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July 28, 2011
Kelly Mehler
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Small providers lag behind in EHR use
There's been no shortage of reports on the fact that smaller providers are making the HIT leap much more slowly than larger ones.
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July 20, 2011
Jeff Rowe
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Like it or not, cost matters
We are a nation awash in price tags.
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July 19, 2011
Jeff Rowe
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"Paper free" is still a distant goal
OK, let's be honest: How many of us still print out emails, at least every once in a while?
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July 15, 2011
Jeff Rowe
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Is it true ACOs aren't going away?
If you aren’t in an accountable care organization or planning to join one, chances are you are just plain sick of hearing about them. But are they going away any time soon?
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July 15, 2011
Diana Manos
Michelle McNickle
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Is it true ACOs aren't going away?
If you aren’t in an accountable care organization or planning to join one, chances are you are just plain sick of hearing about them. But are they going away any time soon?
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July 15, 2011
Diana Manos
Michelle McNickle
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