“Why don’t policy makers listen to doctors in the trenches when it comes to Meaningful Use?” is an oft-posed question these days. A newly formed nonprofit group hopes to bring physicians together via social media to share the “good and the bad” of implementing and using health IT. Doctors Helping Doctors (http://doctorshelpingdoctorstransformhealthcare.org) is creating a
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As part of an effort to boost EMR adoption among its members, the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants vendors to know in what areas their products fall short – and are giving them specific recommendations on where they need to refocus their efforts. The Academy recently released “Special Requirements for Electronic Health Records Systems in
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The HIT Policy Committee, a federal advisory committee, voted 12-5 to recommend a delay of Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements from 2013 to 2014 at its June 8 meeting. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare is expected to release of the final rule for Stage 2 in June 2012. Under the current timeline, EHR vendors
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Rural hospitals have historically lagged behind their urban counterparts when it comes to technology implementation but a new program in Oregon seeks to lessen the digital divide. OCHIN, a national non-profit collaborative headquartered in Portland, OR, and the parent of O-HITEC, the state’s Regional Extension Center, announced last month its partnership with the Oregon Rural
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After describing the tensions that exist in defining standards and policies for Stage 2 Meaningful Use, ONC head Farzad Mostashari, MD reminded the HIT Policy Committee that “patients and their interests are at the core of what we do. As we look at these issues, we need to keep asking what’s right for the patient.”
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Attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program began last week which means eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals can attest through the CMS web-based attestation system and be on their way to receiving Medicare EHR incentive payments. To assist eligible providers and organizations, CMS has created several tools. · A new attestation page
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Citing public concerns about the aggressive timing schedule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements, the HIT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Workgroup presented a set of alternatives for the Committee’s review at its April 13 meeting. They include: • Maintain current timeline and one-year reporting period; or • Maintain current timeline and permit 90-day reporting period
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Today, attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program begins. This means that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) can attest through the CMS web-based attestation system and be on their way to receiving Medicare EHR incentive payments. Several new CMS resources can help navigate the Medicare EHR Incentive Program: A new attestation
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Healthland announced that its client, East Carroll Parish Hospital, has received its initial Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) adoption incentive payment. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, East Carroll Parish Hospital received $1.2 million in stimulus funds. Based in Lake Providence, Louisiana, East Carroll Parish operates a 23-bed acute care hospital
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ChartLogic Inc., a leading national provider of electronic health records (EHRs), announced today that 26 of its medical group customers in 19 states will qualify for meaningful use incentive payments and all are planning to complete the attestation process during the week of April 18th, the first period for filing. According to Brad Melis, executive
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