Epic Grilled by GOP Lawmaker in Regulatory Hearing over Interoperability
By Gabriel Perna, First Posted July 14, 2014 Members from the Subcommittees on Communications and Technology charged health IT vendors, like Epic Systems, of using closed systems and failing to promote...
View ArticleEHR Adoption on the Rise, Meeting MU Stage 2 Still a Challenge in Hospitals
By Gabriel Perna, First Posted on August 7, 2014 The number of hospitals that have adopted a basic or comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system has climbed steadily since 2010 but few...
View ArticleWashington Debrief: OIG Report Says Certified EHRs Lack Necessary Security
By Jeff Smith, First Posted on August 11, 2014 ONC Provides New Details on 10-year Interoperability Roadmap Key Takeaway: At Tuesday’s health IT policy committee meeting and in an accompanying blog...
View ArticleHospital CIO on Interoperability: With Current Technology, It Can’t Happen
By Rajiv Leventhal, First Posted on August 12, 2013 In mid-July, at a regulatory hearing over interoperability, members of Congress from the federal Subcommittees on Communications and Technology...
View ArticleAre EMR’s Physician Friendly?
By Joe Marion, First Posted on August 18, 2014 A recent conversation with an early EMR adopter healthcare provider resulted in an interesting dialog about the value of an EMR to the clinician, and are...
View ArticleIn a Pressurized Policy Environment, Healthcare Leaders Seek Clarity
By Rajev Leventhal, First Posted on August 20, 2014 Health IT experts give their takes on the mound of federal mandates the industry is facing It would be hard to dispute that the health IT industry is...
View ArticleWashington Debrief: Large-Scale Hack Raises Questions about Healthcare...
By Jeff Smith, First Posted on August 25, 2014 Chinese Hackers Steal 4.5M Patient Records – Questions Arise About Healthcare Cybersecurity Efforts Key Takeaway: Last week, Community Health Systems...
View ArticleWashington Debrief: Burwell Confirms HHS Commitment to Innovation
By Jeff Smith,, Vice President of Public Policy at CHIME, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, September 15, 2014 ONC Publishes Final Rule for Next Version of Certified EHRs Key Takeaway: The...
View ArticleBREAKING: CMS Quietly Reopens MU Hardship Exception Period
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, October 7, 2014 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is reopening the period in which eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible...
View ArticleCCHIT is Shutting Down
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, October 29, 2014 The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), a Chicago-based nonprofit, is shutting down operations...
View ArticleONC Report Highlights ACO Successes
By Rajiv Leventhal, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, November 3, 2014 A new report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) looks at two case studies of communities that...
View ArticleAssociations Say Low Stage 2 Attestation Rates Prove Their Point
By David Raths, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, November 4, 2014 Healthcare leaders continue to press for shortened reporting period in 2015 Healthcare technology association advocates used the...
View ArticleAdvocate Health Care’s Bruce Smith and His Team Lead a Successful Patient...
By Mark Hagland, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, November 11, 2014 A lot is happening these days at Advocate Health Care, an integrated health system based in the western Chicago suburb of...
View ArticleONC’s Five-Fold Federal Health IT Plan Looks Beyond EHRs
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 8, 2014 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released a five-fold federal health IT strategic plan, which...
View ArticleInnovation on the Plains: Hutchinson Clinic’s Bold Data Moves
By Mark Hagland, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 18, 2014 Leaders at Hutchinson Clinic in south-central Kansas have been innovating with data analytics and other activities—even in a...
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