It makes sense to have meaningful use align with ACOs
Date: Apr 05, 2011 The Dept. of Health and Human Services released its proposed regulations for accountable care organizations (ACOs). It's no surprise that HHS has aligned the federal programs for health IT adoption with ACOs.
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AHRQ to look at meaningful use barriers
Date: Jan 26, 2011 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is proposing spear-heading a two-year project to help Medicaid providers achieve meaningful use.
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Final meaningful use criteria: "Ambitious but achievable"
Date: Jul 14, 2010 The Dept. of Health and Human Services obviously listened to the resounding criticism that the proposed meaningful use criteria were asking for too much, too soon or all or nothing.
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Peel supports HHS' new patient privacy policy
Date: Jul 13, 2010 The most well-known patient privacy advocate voiced her support for the Dept. of Health and Human Services' new patient privacy policy.
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How will Berwick impact health IT adoption?
Date: Jul 09, 2010 While Congress was in recess, President Obama appointed Donald Berwick, MD, to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which has been without an administrator since 2006. Let's forget the usual politics for a moment and focus on the impact this appointment will make on health IT adoption.
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Better late than never: CMS launches EHR web site
Date: Jun 29, 2010 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently launched an official web site for its EHR incentive programs. It's a great idea, but it should have been launched soon after the programs were announced.
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Guest Blog: How RECs can really help
Date: Jun 11, 2010 With the looming deadlines resulting from the HITECH Act, physicians are scrambling to choose and implement technology that will meet meaningful use guidelines certified by the Dept. of Health and Human Services.
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Not all RECs are created equal
Date: May 25, 2010 They say all healthcare is local. That could also be said about the regional extension centers (RECs) anointed by the Dept. of Health and Human Services and ONC. The existing entities have a history of serving the community and are in the best position to help healthcare providers implement EHRs and EMRs, and qualify for meaningful use of these systems.
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Tracking down patient perceptions of EHRs
Date: May 18, 2010 The Dept. of Health and Human Services is going to be conducting two surveys on patient perceptions of EHRs. Getting patient buy-in is just as critical as having physicians adopt health IT. It's one thing to get physicians to use the system. It's another thing if patients don't want their physicians to have electronic records on them.
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Beacon communities: Who will serve as health IT models?
Date: May 03, 2010 The Dept. of Health and Human Services will soon announce the 15 communities - from a pool of 130 applicants - that will serve as the Beacon Communities.
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