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Meaningful Use


Sage releases lastest version of Intergy

New Products | Friday, August 27 2010
Sage North America’s Sage Healthcare Division has released two new products: Sage Intergy version 6.10 and the Sage Intergy Meaningful Use Edition.
 

KLAS: EMRs' true costs are higher than expected

Industry News | Thursday, August 26 2010
The EMR purchasing process has matured, there are fewer EMR pioneers and buyers are savvier; so today's EMR projects aren't likely to go way over budget, according to a report from healthcare market research firm KLAS. However, EMR customers may face unexpected costs down the line.
 

CHIME releases EHR implementation guidebook

Industry News | Wednesday, August 25 2010
“More hospitals and integrated delivery systems are relying on CMIOs … in efforts to bridge the gap between clinicians and IT staff,” states a guidebook published by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), intended to support healthcare CIOs in the implementation of EHRs to meet the meaningful use requirements issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
 

Report: Meaningful use criteria = health IT staff gaps

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 24 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT predicts 50,000 additional health IT workers will be needed during the next five years to satisfy EHR meaningful use criteria. Thus, providers, payors and other stakeholders need to fill in workforce gaps with skill sets from other staff and focus on alternative ways to install and operate systems that realize economies of scale and therefore reduce health IT staff demands, according to a study from IT company CSC.
 

KLAS: RIS gains ground through interoperability, functionality

Industry News | Monday, August 23 2010
While RIS purchases traditionally have taken a back seat to EMR and PACS decisions, new products entering the RIS market and vendors expanding their EMR and PACS client bases with integrated technologies suggest that RIS are taking a renewed priority in purchasing decisions and being included in discussions surrounding meaningful use’s electronic information exchange requirements, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
 

CMS issues guidance for state Medicaid IT implementation

Top Stories | Monday, August 23 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing guidance for state Medicaid directors and agencies regarding the implementation of CMS’ final regulations to allow the payment of incentives to eligible professionals and hospitals to promote the adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
 

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

Web Exclusives | Sunday, August 15 2010
Written by Jeff Byers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.
 

Report: Relaxed meaningful use criteria reflect reality

Industry News | Friday, August 13 2010
Final meaningful use rules that relax criteria slightly for EMRs reflect a more realistic approach given the slow adoption rates of EMRs among physicians over the past few years, according to a report from healthcare research firm Kalorama Information.
 

Ortho society endorses EHR\EMR adoption, with reservations

Industry News | Thursday, August 12 2010
Access to and correct usage of patient EHRs\EMRs provide major benefits to patients and physicians alike, according to the newly adopted American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) position statement on EHRs\EMRs.
 

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Web Exclusives | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.
 

Indiana extension center selects iSalus

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Indiana Health IT Extension Center (I-HITEC), as a collaborative statewide initiative led by Purdue University in Indianapolis, has selected health IT company iSalus as an EMR preferred software partner to serve Indiana’s healthcare community as part of the federal stimulus program to implement EMR software systems.
 

Eclipsys skips into black in Q2

Financial News | Friday, August 06 2010
Eclipsys has logged a solid second quarter, which ended June 30, with quarterly revenues of $134.4 million, compared to $129.8 million for the second quarter of 2009.
 

Payors get into meaningful use incentives game

Top Stories | Friday, August 06 2010
Aetna, through its provider contracting process, will offer financial incentives to physicians who achieve specific quality of care goals and who make investments in technology for implementation of an EHR.
 

Encore debuts EHR tools to assist meaningful use efforts

New Products | Friday, August 06 2010
Health IT company Encore Health Resources inaugurated its EHRight tool this month to help hospitals meet federal requirements for the meaningful use of EHRs.
 

Leapfrog Group expresses "grave concerns" over meaningful use

Industry News | Thursday, August 05 2010
The Leapfrog Group has “grave concerns” over the final meaningful use rule because it omits system checks for computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems, the group said in a statement.
 

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Web Exclusives | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”
 

NASCIO: States march onward toward IT adoption

Industry News | Tuesday, August 03 2010
States have experienced expeditious growth in the adoption of health IT during the past year, according to a report by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
 

Quality Systems ticks double-digit gains in income, revenue

Financial News | Sunday, August 01 2010
Quality Systems, the parent company of NextGen Healthcare, has announced the results of operations for its fiscal 2011 first quarter, which ended June 30.
 

HIT Standards Committee: Interoperability standards become clearer

Top Stories | Thursday, July 29 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
Certification standards have been clarified in the meaningful use final rule, and when possible, standards allow “flow-through” from meaningful use requirements, said Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, acting director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), speaking at the July 27 HIT Standards Committee meeting.
 

HIT Standards Committee: Meaningful use enters operations phase

Industry News | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Written by Mary Stevens
The final rule for Stage 1 meaningful use has been published in the Federal Register, marking “the end of just one part of the first cycle that is the first stage of meaningful use,” said Karen Trudel, deputy director of the Office of E-Health Standards & Services at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaking at the July 27 meeting of the Health IT Standards Committee. “We’re moving away from a totally completely a policy development process to one that is a mixture of policy and operations,” she said.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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