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Will Surescripts Become De facto NwHIN?

Just as Healtheway looks to ween itself off the federal gravy train, Surescripts comes along and in a couple of quick strokes looks ready to a stake into the heart of Healtheway or at least any desire Healtheway may have to become the Nationwide Health...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2012 3:31 PM by Chilmark Research

Filed under: Meaningful Use, EHR, HIT, HIE, cloud computing, ACO, Stage 2, Epic, GE, Surescripts, Kryptiq, NextGen, eHealth Initiative, Healtheway, NwHIN

How Do You Know It’s an Election Year?

Our response to the Congressmen's letter to Kathleen Sebelius of HHS asking for a halt to the meaningful use incentive program.

Published Mon, Oct 10 2012 3:57 AM by Acumen nEHR™ | The Only EHR Designed Specifically For Nephrology -

Filed under: Meaningful Use, General, Stage 2

Moving to HIE 2.0

This week I had the pleasure to be the keynote speaker at Orion Health’s HIE User Conference in the beautiful state of my youth, Colorado. In preparing for this conference I was struck again by just how quickly this market continues to evolve and...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2012 6:20 PM by Chilmark Research

Filed under: Meaningful Use, HIT, HIE, Policy, Standards, ACO, consumer health, Stage 2, ads, Direct secure messaging

ONC: no caps on per-provider EHR incentive payments

National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari has announced there is no cap on how much individual providers may receive in meaningful use incentive payouts, as long as they meet the requirements for the EHR incentive payments program. According...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2012 2:51 PM by Health IT Law Blog

Filed under: news, Medicare, hipaa, Meaningful Use, electronic health record, EHR, Health IT, ARRA, HIMSS, ONC, Medicaid, health information exchange, Articles, HHS, HITECH Act, Stage 2, EHR Incentive Program, Farzad Mostashari, MU, Meaningful Use Stage 2, population health, Higher education, Higher Ed, Stage 1, incentive payment program, health information exchange standards, meaningful use incentive program, EHR incentive payouts, National Coordinator for Health IT, Health Information Management and Systems Society, health data exchange, patient information, compatible coding

Stage 2 and the Shift to a Patient-Centric Radiology Workflow

The final measures of stage 2 meaningful use start the 2nd chapter in changing the way all specialties will practice medicine. For radiology, incorporation of patient images into the patient’s clinical record as a specific measure opened the door...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2012 3:59 PM by Everything Rad

Filed under: Meaningful Use, EHR, Workflow, radiology, medical imaging, Healthcare, Legislation, Health reform, healthcare reform, Stage 2, Patients First

The Promise of a Little Blue Button

Yesterday, I was in Washington DC to attend ONC’s Consumer Health IT Summit. While having high hopes for some breathtaking new developments, ultimately walked away disappointed as this event ultimately devolved into a Blue Button promotional event...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2012 1:46 PM by Chilmark Research

Filed under: Meaningful Use, EHR, ONC, HIE, Health Policy, HHS, Standards, PHR, ACO, consumer health, Stage 2, mHealth, Blue Button, Stage Two

Meaningful Use Stage 2 Comparison: Infographic

Published Sat, Sep 09 2012 9:30 AM by The Doctor Weighs In

Filed under: Uncategorized, EHR, E-Prescribing, electronic health records, eRx, IT, Incentive payments, Stage 2, CPOE, Patient Education, Information technology, Clinical Quality Measures, Christina Thielst, Computerized physician order entry, lab results, medical errors, Family Health History, secure messaging, Christina's Considerations, Stage 1, demographics, cost reduction, vital signs, Meaningful Use EHR, smoking status, core objectives, 17 core objectives, progress note, submit syndromic data, enhanced patient care, submit cancer data, patient reminders, imaging results, CQMs, CDSI, Dakota State University, clinical summaries, view download and transmit, submit specific case info, clinical decision support intervention, core competencies, summary of care document, EHR satisfaction, security risk analysis, submit immunization data, list of patients, healthPOINT, 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), decreased mortality rate, medication reconcilliation

Struggling to Understand or Data Does Not Equal Empowerment

Recently upon leaving my doctor’s office I was presented with a print-out of my visit summary. Knowing I worked it the HIT space my doctor proudly stated that this was one the ways that they planned to meet one of the menu objectives of Stage One...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 5:38 PM by Chilmark Research

Filed under: Meaningful Use, EHR, HITECH, HIT, Standards, PHR, consumer health, Stage 2, patient empowerment, Stage 1

Breaking: CMS issues final rule on Stage 2 of Meaningful Use

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final requirements for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, which health care providers must meet in order to qualify for incentives during this stage of the program, and criteria that electronic health...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2012 4:14 PM by Health IT Law Blog

Filed under: news, CMS, ARRA, ONC, Certification, Articles, Standards, HITECH Act, Stage, Stage 2, meaingful use, Incentive, Stage 1

CMS/ONC Release Stage 2 Meaningful Use Regulations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) have just released the Stage 2 meaningful use regulations for the Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs. The newly posted regulations can be...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2012 3:11 PM by Ethan W. Moore

Filed under: CMS, Meaningful Use, EHR, ONC, Healthcare News, HHS, Incentive Program, Stage 2

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rules Also Make Changes to Stage 1

Part of the proposed rules for Stage 2 Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) address some changes to the Stage 1, to become effective in 2013 and beyond. Of course, these are not yet finalized (we are in the 60-day open comment period now...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2012 6:04 PM by EHR Bloggers

Filed under: Meaningful EMR Use, Health Policy, Stage 2

Stage 2: Clinical Quality Measures

Last week I reviewed some of the features contained within the NPRM for stage 2 of meaningful use. Today I’d like to walk through how HHS proposes to tweak the clinical quality measures (CQMs) in stage 2. As you may recall, in the eyes of HHS, meaningful use consists of three foundational features: Use the [...]

Published Mon, Mar 03 2012 3:18 AM by Acumen nEHR™ | The Only EHR Designed Specifically For Nephrology

Filed under: Meaningful Use, Stage 2

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposed Rules At-A-Glance

Looking ahead towards Stage 2 Meaningful Use, we can see how the policy world has emphasized patient engagement and interconnectivity in the next-generation Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Previously, Stage 1 Meaningful Use consisted of 15 core items...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2012 3:33 PM by EHR Bloggers

Filed under: Meaningful EMR Use, Stage 2

CMS National Provider Call: Overview and Listening Session: Stage 2 Requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Registration Now Open

National Provider Call: Overview and Listening Session: Stage 2 Requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs – Registration Now Open Mon Mar 12; 12:30-2pm ET More than $3.2 billion in Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2012 5:16 PM by Ethan W. Moore

Filed under: CMS, EHR, Healthcare News, Stage 2, EH

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposed Rules Are Now Published

The proposed rules for Stage 2 Meaningful Use were posted in the Federal Register on February 22, 2102, and are now open for a 60-day public comment period. The 455-page document contains the recommendations for moving Meaningful Use to the second (of...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2012 9:42 AM by EHR Bloggers

Filed under: Certified EMR, EMR Incentives, Meaningful EMR Use, Health Policy, Stage 2

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