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Providers Welcome Meaningful Use Relief
There will be no delay for ICD-10 conversion. But when CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced Thursday at HIMSS14 that CMS would be flexible on hardship exemptions for meaningful use requirements, it provided some of the relief healthcare providers – and the professional organizations that represent them – have been seeking...
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Senator's Call For Reboot Of EHR Incentive Program Evokes Responses
The recent white paper released by six Republican Senators assessing federal progress promoting health information technology adoption and standards asked for reader feedback, and the healthcare industry responded. Read More »
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Telehealth, Blue Button Boost VA To “Most Wired” List
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has joined the ranks of the nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals for the first time this year, scooping a spot on the Hospitals & Health Networks’ honor roll due to its telehealth, mHealth, and patient engagement efforts. Read More »
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Texas Medical Association Slams ONC Safety Plan
The health IT safety action plan proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in December is not specific enough to succeed, according to recent comments made by the Texas Medical Association. Read More »
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Update on Patient Matching Activities
I have written several times about patient matching in the US, both in a blog entry and a published article. On December 11, 2017 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) sponsored a half-day “Interoperability in Action” webinar focused on Patient Matching Milestones at ONC (see slides). The webinar focused on four ONC projects from the past year. Here’s a quick run-down on what they covered. Read More »
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VA Health Care Facilities Named To 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals List
The Department of Veterans Affairs, representing 152 VA medical centers, was recently named to the 2013 “Most Wired” hospitals list. Read More »
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VA Named To The 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals List
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been named to the 2013 ‘Most Wired’ hospitals list — an event that marks the first time that all VA medical centers nationwide have achieved the honor. Read More »
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VETERANS’ CORNER: VA Medical Centers Make 2013 ‘Most Wired’ List
The 2013 “Most Wired” hospitals named the Department of Veterans Affairs, representing 152 VA medical centers, to its list. Read More »
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Washington Debrief: Is Meaningful Use In Danger?
...More groups weighed-in on the new meaningful use (MU) rule, allowing providers to meet MU through alternative pathways in 2014. Concerns mount over full-year EHR reporting period coming Oct. 1, 2014...
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“Shock,” “Dismay,” And Stage 2 Of Meaningful Use
Sentiments of “shock” and “dismay” crowded my inbox at 5:00 pm a few weeks ago as healthcare CIOs reacted to a final rule modifying timelines and certified EHR definitions related to meaningful use in 2014. These sentiments were tied to one, very specific provision that had nothing to do with program year 2014...
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Global Health Connector Partnership Summit @VIVE
ECHAlliance is delighted to have partnered with ViVE, the Industry's Reimagined Health Information Technology Event and organise our Global Health Connector Partnership (GHCP) on March 9 and starting at 9:30 AM EST. The Global Health Connector Partnership reflects a determined commitment of existing organisations to improve health and care for citizens worldwide through the appropriate use of digital technologies in the provision of health and care services.Under the theme "Data and Digital Services to Support the Recovery of Healthcare Systems Globally" participating organisations of the Global Health Connector Partnership from Africa, Slovenia, Spain, India, Australia, UK and the USA, will be able to pursue solutions to shared problems and discover areas of work via aligned strategic goals for further cost efficiency, reduced risk, and less effort.
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