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Meaningful Use
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Meaningful Use Stage 1 attestation struggles represent big problems for CMS
There is a growing realization that providers are still struggling to meet Stage 1 requirements for the Meaningful Use incentive program--and officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Docs still struggling with Meaningful Use attestation
Physicians continue to be confused by the Meaningful Use incentive program and are having trouble with successful attestation, according to a webinar this week hosted by Physicians Practice.
EHR support making headway in rural Colorado
Rural healthcare organizations in Colorado are getting help in obtaining the necessary broadband connectivity to support EHR use via a collaborative partnership between the state's HIE and and the Colorado Telehealth Network.
E-prescribing enjoying steady growth
More than one in two office-based physicians used electronic prescribing in 2011, up from one in 10 just three years ago, according to the recently released Surescripts 2011 National Progress Report....
5 things to like about Meaningful Use Stage 2
When it comes to Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, the divisive, polarized views appear difficult to reconcile; it's hard to believe that in actuality the industry shares a common goal of safer, more...
Experts: Use patients to reduce errors in electronic records
Giving patients better access to their electronic health records is not only part of Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. It's also an effective way to improve the quality of the data, according to a panel of
Society: Give patients 'immediate' access to EHR data
The Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) has expressed concern that proposed delays in allowing patients access to their EHR records under Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use EHR incentive program are
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
Sorting through MU provider comments will be no easy task for CMS
I sure don't envy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week (or over the next few weeks, for that matter). The comments on the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
Health IT groups want more alignment in MU Stage 2
The rule implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use needs to be more consistent with other reporting and quality requirements, according to several major stakeholders in the health IT provider industry.
