The American College of Radiology (ACR), American Board of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine have submitted joint comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding proposed implementation of the Medicare/Medicaid program on meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Healthcare organization Rhode Island Quality Institute was recognized as a national IT and HIE leader yesterday by David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health IT, during a visit to Coastal Medical in East Providence, R.I.
Today is the last day for public comment to be accepted on two regulations that attempt to lay a foundation for meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
The Interim Final Rule (IFR) model for costs to EHR vendors and developers is overly simplistic and significantly underestimates regulatory economic impact, according to the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT), which submitted public comments on the IFR to the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT.
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to expand the number of eligible physicians who might receive incentive payments for the meaningful use of health IT under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
Four chief information officers, who are also members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), testified before the Implementation Workgroup federal panel this week on the challenges they foresee in implementing EHRs, under the current definition outlined in the interim final rule of meaningful use.
A survey from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) found that 76 percent of respondents from mostly independent medical practices believe that the government should fully pilot test the 2013 and 2015 meaningful use criteria before requiring them.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is questioning whether the current proposed regulations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program allot enough time for providers to achieve meaningful use before they are penallized.
ATLANTA—Meaningful use—a concept introduced one year ago—appears to be spurring an increase in health IT spending along with a brightening economy, according to the 21 annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) leadership survey, released today during the society’s conference.
ATLANTA—Upgrading or implementing a certified EHR system will be one of the largest challenges for healthcare CIOs and IT executives in helping their organizations meet the meaningful use requirements, according to a survey released today by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) during the HIMSS10 conference.
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Too many requirements on data transmission within an organization are not advised, according to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in its comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) regarding the initial set of standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for EHR technology.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday than an additional $162 million funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 will be awarded to 16 states and qualified state-designated entities to help them develop the policies and framework that allow health information to be securely exchanged across providers and hospitals.
Written by Kaitlyn Dmyterko
ATLANTA--The government's plan for meaningful use with EHR implementations are helpful but might not be entirely feasible, said Michael J. Mirro, MD, of Fort Wayne Cardiology in Indiana, during a discussion of the pros and pitfalls of EHR adoption yesterday at the 59th annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session.
Healthcare company Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) revealed its new interoperability product, HMS Connex, at the 2010 HIMSS conference in Atlanta. HMS Connex will enable the exchange of clinical data between third party systems, health information exchanges and public registries while assisting in qualifying for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 HITECH stimulus funds, according to the company.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has offered an alternative approach for the definition of meaningful use, including the addition of 12 objectives to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Partial adoption of meaningful use of health IT should result in the receiving of partial fiscal incentives, wrote Ted Epperly, MD, board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), in a letter to Charlene M. Frizzera, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
ATLANTA–Thomson Reuters showcased an array of products focusing on the upcoming meaningful use requirements and interoperability, including its latest Pharmacy Intervention application, at HIMSS10 this week.
ATLANTA–At the HIMSS10 conference this week, McKesson displayed a variety of EHR software ranging from systems for large hospitals and networks to products for small physician practices.
Written by Justine Cadet
ATLANTA—Whether enough is being done to protect the rights of patient data, while simultaneously allowing for health information to be exchanged amongst care providers under the proposed meaningful use definitions, became an area of contention during today's Meaningful Use Town Hall discussion during the CIO Forum, co-hosted by CHIME and HIMSS, at the HIMSS10 conference.
ATLANTA--David Hunt, MD, chief medical officer and acting director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), described the work ahead for his agency. “At ONC, 2010 is a bit of a moment. It’s incredibly exciting and more than a little bit scary,” Hunt conveyed during the opening keynote of the Physicians IT Symposium today at HIMSS10.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.