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Quality Reporting
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HIMSS: Poor data access impedes hospital quality efforts
Three-fourths of respondents to a new HIMSS survey on clinical transformation--most of them executives of hospitals or healthcare systems--said that their organization has created or is establishing
Citizens proves you can always make a good EMR better
You've no doubt heard countless times that an EMR is a journey, not a destination. It needs to be part of a movement toward continuous quality improvement. Few organizations understand this better
Few hospitals meet all core measures for meaningful use
Hospitals seem to be a long way from meeting Stage 1 "meaningful use" requirements for Medicare Part A's 2011 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, if the preliminary results of a HIMSS Analytics survey
Assess your practice's strengths, weaknesses to prevent EHR failure
EHR failures most often are the result of poor planning and preparation for the implementation, a family physician told a group of doctors and practice managers at a recent forum held by the
Five domains set for Stage 2 quality reporting
We know that the Stage 2 requirements for "meaningful use" of EMRs will include more--and more specific types of--reporting on quality measures. Right now, though, HHS is going through the regulatory
Understanding rules vital to planning for 'meaningful use'
Want to get to "meaningful use"? Understand the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the CMS regulations, your own incentive opportunity and your current state of implementation. Conduct a gap
CSC: Start planning ACOs now
Though the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act doesn't take full effect until 2014, right now is the perfect time for providers to start developing Accountable Care Organization plans,
CMS developing 'meaningful use' guidance to remove contradictions
It was inevitable, given the short timeline and the apparent seat-of-the-pants nature of the rulemaking process, but CMS is preparing a guidance document intended to clarify several details and fix
iPhone app delivers drug alerts, enables adverse event reporting
When it comes to improving patient safety, we say the more incremental steps, the better. File in this category MedWatcher, a new, free, interactive iPhone app to provide real-time surveillance of
State medical boards: Adopt an EHR to keep your medical license
While EMR adoption may not soon become a condition of licensure, the Federation of State Medical Boards says that using an EHR may be helpful for physicians wishing to demonstrate clinical competence
