On Dec. 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that outlines provisions governing the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs, including a proposed definition for the central concept of “meaningful use” of EHR technology.
Information technology is a key component to reaching Leapfrog's top 45 best hospitals for quality - a list the watchdog organization released Thursday.
The government's list of "meaningful use" criteria includes rules on security, data exchange and CPOE. Click here for the list of 23 Stage 1 criteria for eligible hospitals.
The Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking study, conducted annually by Hospitals and Health Networks, has named the "100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems" for 2009.
Sixty-five hospitals have earned the Leapfrog Group's annual "Top Hospital" designation, equaling 2010's record-setting total. The designation, which Leapfrog bills as the most competitive national hospital quality award in the country, recognizes quality of care.
Sixty-five hospitals recognized for best performance in patient safety and quality for 2010 - an award that hinges heavily on IT use - were announced Wednesday by watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group.
The case for leapfrogging ICD-10 and holding out for ICD-11 just got a lot more curious. And though it's not here yet, when ICD-11 is ready, it will be something ICD-10 cannot: A 21st Century classification system.
A national index for measuring and mapping diabetes in the United States has been launched to help prevent the disease and help determine outcomes and costs associated with it.
The government has released the names of the 15 communities across the country from Maine to Hawaii that will serve as models for the broad use of healthcare information technology under a $220 million program aimed at improving care and efficiency – and creating new jobs.
U.S. News & World Report has released its list of 118 hospitals that are leaders when it comes to using electronic medical records and providing quality care.
The government delivered on Wednesday the long-awaited definition of meaningful use of electronic health record technology, and it came wrapped in about 700 pages of proposed regulation.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday $83.9 million in grants to 45 organizations to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records and other health information technology systems.
President Obama announced Friday a $795 million government program to develop broadband access in rural parts of the country. Among the beneficiaries will be 900 healthcare facilities.
Federal officials released the final rule on meaningful use Tuesday, which will allow physicians and hospitals to qualify for thousands of dollars in stimulus funding incentives for the adoption of electronic health records.
The federal advisory panel on health IT standards has approved refined recommendations on how providers may electronically record a physician's observations to qualify for federal recovery bonuses.
The Premier Healthcare Alliance recognized 21 of the nation's top hospitals and three health systems for their commitment to outstanding patient care and operational efficiency with the 2010 Premier Award for Quality. Healthcare information technology underpins the patient care and organizational measures.
All Americans will have electronic medical records in five years if Congress passes President-Elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan, outlined in a Jan. 8 speech.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued an interim final rule to strengthen enforcement and increase penalties for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA.
A new study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions indicates physicians are not using IT broadly to engage patients. No more than 20 percent of doctors are providing online scheduling or test results for their patients, and just 6 percent are using social media to communicate with them, according to Deloitte.
A five-year ongoing study involving 10 large physician practices across the country has so far shown improved quality of care for chronic disease patients from the use of health information technology.
