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Electronic Health Record - Meaningful use rule ‘on target’ for end of year
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is still on target to publish by the end of the year a proposed rule on the meaningful use of electronic health records,
Blumenthal: Patient Care, Not Tech, Will Drive Meaningful Use
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal dropped a big hint about upcoming criteria for giving out e-health records grants.
HITECH ‘Meaningful Use’ More About Improving Patient Care Than Tech Itself
Dr. David Blumenthal, the national health IT coordinator, is responsible for doling out government grants to reimburse health care organizations that implement electronic records technology.
EMRs, PHRs, HIE necessary to support patient-centered medical home
Without EMRs, PHRs and health information exchange, the patient-centered medical home may not be bound to fail, but it certainly is difficult to establish and maintain.
Hospitals and EMRs: Stimulating a connection
Availability of government stimulus money, combined with hospitals being allowed to finance portions of physicians’ electronic medical record systems, could make EMR adoption a veritable bargain.
Meaningful use rule ‘on target’ for end of year
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is still on target to publish by the end of the year a proposed rule on the meaningful use of electronic health records,
First Look at ‘Meaningful Use’
The meaningful use workgroup of the HIT Policy Committee has released its initial recommendations for a definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records.
Blumenthal: Meaningful use will focus on goals of care, not technology
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal isn’t allowed to say what the final rules for meaningful use of EMRs will look like until HHS releases its formal proposal,
Blumenthal: Stimulus provides strong foundation for HIE
Until HHS officially publishes proposed regulations near the end of this year, Dr. David Blumenthal can’t talk publicly yet about what “meaningful use” EMRs will look like,
Electronic medical records critical to better health care
When Dr. Henry Plummer developed the concept of the “unit record” nearly 100 years ago, his idea was to place all of a patient’s records in a single file that traveled with the patient and could be stored in a central repository.
HHS Releases Interim Final Rule Strengthening HIPAA Penalties
Last week, HHS released an interim final rule updating the HIPAA privacy and security rules to correspond with the stricter penalties imposed under the federal economic stimulus package, Healthcare IT News reports.
EMRs could be key to a future of predictive medicine
EMRs might be able to give early warning about patients who are at risk for domestic abuse, new research suggests.
Blumenthal: Meaningful use must result in quality improvement, more time at bedside, less duplication
HHS’ definition of meaningful use will include an organization’s ability to use health IT to improve quality and “inform clinical decisions at the point of care,” David Blumenthal,
EMR likely to boom throughout 2013
A new report from Scientia Advisors says health IT is the fastest-growing segment of what the Cambridge, Mass., management advisory company calls a $1 trillion global healthcare products marketplace.
Kerry backing bill to boost electronic medical records
Sen. John Kerry is continuing his push to accelerate the adoption of electronic medical records.
Blumenthal doesn’t tip hand on meaningful use, highlights non-financial aspects of ARRA
Dr. David Blumenthal has been national coordinator for health information technology for a little more than six months now,
Boom Times For Health IT Sector
The healthcare IT marketplace is growing by 11% annually, which will likely continue through 2013, says a study from Scientia Advisors.
What “Meaningful Use” of Electronic Health Records May Mean to Psychiatrists
With billions of dollars for electronic health record (EHR) technology purchases hanging in the balance, psychiatrists need to be paying attention to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) deliberations on the definition of “meaningful use.”
Government-Defined Meaningful Use Results in Meaningful Dollars
Say it once, they hear you. Say it twice, they understand you. Say it three times, they take action.
Health industry finally moving toward computerized records
The health care industry is trying to catch up when it comes to technology.
“Other businesses have been able to figure out how to make it work, such as the finance business. You can get money wherever you go. Health care is really behind,”
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