CMS ramps up incentive program audits
Date: Mar 27, 2013 Last November, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) took HHS to task for not doing enough to make sure meaningful use incentive payments were going to deserving providers.
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Time for a time out?
Date: Mar 26, 2013 Nearly 50 percent of HITECH funds have been paid out, and policymakers are gearing up for meaningful use Stage 3. So is it time yell “Stop!” and assess the health IT landscape?
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Study cites potential savings due to greater device interoperability
Date: Mar 25, 2013 A new study points to the potential for big savings if providers can improve interoperability between their EHRs and their array of medical devices.
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Providers take financial hit after EHR implementation
Date: Mar 22, 2013 Many healthcare providers have been worried about the impact on their bottom line of the transition to EHRs, and a new study suggests they’re not wrong to be concerned.
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PHR provider connects with medical practice network
Date: Mar 20, 2013 Given the HITECH Act and other government initiatives, it's easy to fall prey to the notion that public efforts are largely behind the health IT transition.
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As investment increases, so do questions
Date: Mar 19, 2013 The HITECH numbers are becoming impressive.
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Privacy violations demonstrate vulnerability of PHI
Date: Mar 18, 2013 Beware, Big Brothers are watching!
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Doctors urged to hang on for more useful EHRs
Date: Mar 15, 2013 “Don’t give up hope,” writes a doctor in the new issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Healthcare organizations scrambling for qualified IT professionals
Date: Mar 14, 2013 Healthcare organizations are planning to ramp up spending on IT in the year ahead, but they’re worried they won’t have the personnel necessary to make optimal use of their new systems.
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Bridge to health IT future may need strengthening
Date: Mar 12, 2013 Healthcare stakeholders and policymakers are working overtime to build the bridge into the digital future.
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