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Providers Driving Towards Achieveing Meaningful Use

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Nearly 90 percent of eligible hospitals have received an EHR incentive payment, according to figures shared by officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday at HIMSS14. And while eligible professionals (EPs) haven’t yet approached that threshold, … Continue reading

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New Randomizer Tool Helping Providers To Meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A new testing tool to help providers meet the EHR incentive payment program’s Stage 2 meaningful-use criteria is now available.The criteria are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The CMS and HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for … Continue reading

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CDC Report Cites Physicians Not Prepared For Stage 2 MU

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Stage 2 numbers for eligible docs are, some might say, a little bit scary. Most office-based physicians are not prepared for the October 2014 beginning attestation date. In fact, many aren’t even close. Only 13 percent say their electronic … Continue reading

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Patients Now Paying Attention To Meaningful Use

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Meaningful use — it’s not just for healthcare providers anymore. Patients are paying attention to what meaningful use of electronic health data entails and why it’s important; they’re understanding, and now they want it. The federal government’s ambitious plan to … Continue reading

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Meaningful Use is Good for Business

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Remember the old days? Way back before 2009? Healthcare had some catching up to do. But no one quite knew just how to do it. So much of the industry was still paper based. Where technology was deployed, it was … Continue reading

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CMS, ONC Extend Meaningful Use

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A joint CMS and ONC blog post today divulges the government’s intentions to extend the timeline for meaningful use Stages 2 and 3. “Under the revised schedule, Stage 2 would be extended through 2016 and Stage 3 would begin in … Continue reading

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The Financial Impact Of The Meaningful Use Stage 2 Extension

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to push back by one year the deadline for compliance with meaningful use stage 2 is good news for hospitals and physician practices. Many providers have had trouble marshalling … Continue reading

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Executive Reaction To The Stage 2 Meaningful Use Extension

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

It’s official. Hospitals and healthcare providers nationwide may get a little more time with meaningful use requirements after CMS proposed Friday extending the Stage 2 deadline to 2016 – a decision that has many health IT officials breathing big sighs … Continue reading

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Not Everyone Is Pleased About Meaningful Use Extension

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

After months of physicians, hospitals and IT groups calling for more time to complete meaningful use, the federal government has finally responded. But not everyone is pleased. On Friday, Dec. 6, hours before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Continue reading

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Health IT Groups Cautiously Praise Stage Meaningful Use Delay

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Information technology groups offered cautious praise to the CMS for extending Stage 2 of the electronic health record incentive payment program to three years and pushing back the start of Stage 3 until at least 2017. But they also asked … Continue reading

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