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Below is a summary of the HIT Policy Committee Report: \”Challenges and Barriers to Interoperability\” submitted to Congress today: The Consolidated and… Read more.
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The goal of the updated CMS Quality Strategy is to shift Medicare payments from volume to value – tying 30%… Read more.
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Majority of electronic health records experts surveyed say the meaningful use program’s requirements take time away from achieving this “interoperability”… Read more.
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Data Liberación is our battle cry… Six years ago I wrote a blog on Independence Day. In 1776 the 56 citizens of the… Read more.
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The Senate has voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday April 14, 2015 to permanently repeal Medicare\’s sustainable growth-rate (SGR) formula for paying… Read more.
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CMS has released the proposed rules for Stage 3 of Meaningful Use. The ONC also released a companion proposed rule… Read more.
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The ONC Annual Meeting is February 2-3, 2015. It is being broadcast live HERE. National Coordinator and Acting Assistant Secretary… Read more.
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There is growing interest in the health care information technology community in an emerging data exchange technology known as FHIR… Read more.
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Unfortunately, I have discovered that the prohibition is still in effect. The language is slightly different than I am used… Read more.
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On December 1, 2014, CMS released an NPRM updating policies under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The proposed rule… Read more.
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