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Contributing Writer · January 25, 2010
EHR Vendors and HITECH Guarantees
HITECH, the $19 billion Federal program designed to accelerate the wiring of America’s health system, has EHR vendors scrambling like chickens in a barn fire. Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 21, 2010
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and Meaningful Use
Over the past few weeks, since the ONC released its recommendations to CMS concerning Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), as well as the Initial Set of Standards and Certification, we have been blogging on a variety of implications these rules have on physician... Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 19, 2010
Meaningful Use lab results: laboratory integration
Ever since the ONC made its recommendations to CMS for Meaningful Use and Certification of Electronic Health Records EHRs, we have been commenting on several aspects of the 25 criteria categories needed to be eligible for HITECH incentivesstarting in 2011. We have commented on the... Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 15, 2010
Meaningful Use – the state of interoperability readiness
When the ONC forwarded to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the documents which defined Meaningful Use and Certification of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), vendors have been studying the specifics of the criteria and working out ways to help physician access incentive bonuses... Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 13, 2010
Meaningful Use – what about stand-alone billing systems?
When the ONC passed its final recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both Meaningful Use and for Certification, it created a set of 25 items that physicians need to demonstrate in 2011 to be eligible for Stage 1 incentive payments.... Continue