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Final Rule Analysis – EMR
Here’s my analysis of the key changes in the Final Rule: As we have recently stated, HHS has adopted the HIT Policy Committee recommendation to…
Are There EMR Incentives Outside of Medicare and Medicaid?
The short answer (at least for now) is not really. The ARRA EHR stimulus money is provided through Medicare and Medicaid programs as “bonuses”…
Meaningful Use
At a news conference on Tuesday, where speakers included HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, new CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David…
Meaningful use
A recent report, (Ready or Not: On the road to the meaningful use of EHRs and health IT,) indicated 80% of hospital CIOs are concerned…