EMR Usability missing ingredient in CCHIT Evaluation
In today’s ModernHealthcare.com there’s an article on EMR Usablity and CCHIT Evaluation. The main point is simple, make the user friendly aspect of an EMR part of the certification process. I am in...
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Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) will soon release a description of the “meaningful use” of electronic medical records (EMR). Until HHS releases what...
View ArticleMeaningful Use – The Other Shoe Needs to Drop
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released documents detailing what physicians and hospitals...
View ArticleMeaningful Use Stage 2 and the Standards and Certification Criteria
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on August 23, 2012 a final rule concerning Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The...
View ArticleComment: Now is the Time for Meaningful Use!
Eligible professionals who want to make the most of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive payments mark your calendars. October 3, 2012 is the last day that an eligible professional can be...
View ArticleComment: Now is the Time for Meaningful Use! Part 2
Last month, during the week of September 10 through September 14 the United States Department of Health and Human Services celebrated Health Information Technology Week. Some considered Tuesday, of...
View ArticleRAND Study Questions EMR Effectiveness for Patient Care and Cost Savings
“We’ve not achieved the productivity and quality benefits that are unquestionably there for the taking.” Who made this stunning remark and what was the speaker referring to? So said Dr. Arthur L....
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