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AMA: Proposed rule discourages doc participation in EHR program
The proposed requirements for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use are too inflexible and difficult to attain, discouraging physician participation in the incentive program rather than encouraging it, according
AHA: Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements 'not feasible' for most hospitals
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), two of the biggest guns in the health IT industry, have formally expressed significant
Don't let vague CMS promises slow your ICD-10 momentum
Just as the conversion to ICD-10 seemed to be gaining some much-needed momentum , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services steps in and gives healthcare organizations an excuse to lose focus.
CHIME: Metadata standards not ready for Meaningful Use
Two associations representing hospitals have asked the government not to include metadata standards in Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, saying the standards are still under development and not ready for
Can ACOs and Meaningful Use goals peacefully coexist?
Will the goals of accountable care organizations (ACOs) and Meaningful Use initiatives complement each other--or counteract each other like oil and water when it comes to delivering quality,
Playing Devil's advocate with HITECH
I had an interesting conversation recently with Pam McNutt, the CIO of Dallas-based Methodist Health System, regarding the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' Meaningful Use
A complete, certified EMR necessary for 'meaningful use'
Monday in FierceHealthIT, I discussed the new ONC Certified Health IT Products List . CHPL, or "The Chapel" in wonk-speak, is supposed to be the final word on EMRs certified as being capable of
CHIME, ONC offer EMR adoption expertise to regional extension centers
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology are urging the new, ONC-designated network of regional
Smartphone boom changes physicians' relationship with technology
Smartphones clearly have changed the dynamic of physicians' relationship with technology, and that's creating a bit of a conundrum for hospital IT departments. "Five to 10 years ago they were saying,
Feeling meaningfully used
They say everybody's a critic. These days, everybody's a pundit, too. That's particularly true when it comes to "meaningful use" of EMRs. On Tuesday morning, CMS of course released its final rule on
