On March 20, 2015 the stars aligned to produce four simultaneous events that will never again coincide during the life of human civilization. The first three, the vernal equinox, a total solar eclipse and a new supermoon, were brought to us by the stars themselves, and the fourth one was thrown out there by the government. The regulations for Meaningful Use Stage 3 were finally published. Meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) was presented to us back in 2009 as part of a stimulus
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ONC Announces Its First Chief Health Information Officer
In a note to ONC staff, the National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo announced that Dr. Michael James McCoy will be joining ONC as their first Chief Health Information Officer, effective January 26, 2015. In his new role, Dr. McCoy will lead the development of ONC clinical policy for standards and regulatory matters to help ensure ONC initiatives improve health beyond health care, including serving as the lead clinical subject matter expert on interoperability. He will report directly to
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How The Nation Transitioned To Health IT (Infographic)
In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a part of the Recovery Act, created the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs
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Meaningful Use Stage 2: How to Play by the Final Rules Video
NeHC hosted experts on the recently released Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rules for a single webinar to walk through the intricacies and answer questions on each rule that is available by video or downloaded by .PDF
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74% of Physicians Report EHR Adoption Enhanced Patient Care
2011 Physician Workflow Survey key findings stated that physicians’ experiences with EHR adoption is largely positive and EHRs have enhanced patient care
The CDC's Center for National Health Statistics (NCHS) has issued a data brief announcing estimates from the 2011 Physician Workflow Survey regarding the physian EHR adoption, which is sponsored by the ONC. Overall, in 2011, 55% of physicians in office-based practices had adopted EHRs and 45% had not. Differences were observed between
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What and Why You Need to Know About Meaningful Use Stage 2
Confused and frustrated trying to understand Meaningful Use Stage 2 updates? In light of the HHS’s proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria, CareCloud has provided an easy comprehensive look at what you really need to know about Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria.
Check out CareCloud's exclusive SlideShare presentation below, or visit the link directly!
Behind the Curtains: What and why you need to know about meaningful use stage 2
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Video: Farzad Mostashari. “The True Meaning of… Meaningful Use”
The following is a great video from Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology talks about the "true meaning of Meaningful Use." Farzad recently spoke at the Health 2.0 conference in Boston this week sharing his vision of 5 things that the government can do today to pave the way for new technologies in health care.
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ONC Releases Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information
ONC's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) recently released a "Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,"* an instructional guide designed to
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Video:Mobile Device Roundtable:Safeguarding Health Information
Last week, The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) hosted a Mobile Devices Roundtable with the public, industry, and subject matter experts to discuss how to better safeguard health information while using mobile devices. For those that were not able to attend or watch the webcast, the ONC has now made these videos available to the public. Below is all of the videos from the entire event available to watch in one place.
The ONC also invites you to provide input on mobile devices' uses
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The Proposed Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use NPRM Now Available
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Stage 2 meaningful use was posted to the Office of the Federal Register today. The proposed rule outlines the next stage of meaningful use for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, which are administered by CMS.
CMS has developed a fact sheet to give providers an overview of the rule and how Stage 2 expands upon Stage 1 of meaningful use. The fact sheet can be found on the EHR Incentive Programs website
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