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AHIMA Comments on CMS Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs Stage 2 Proposed Rule (NPRM)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: May 07, 2012
Achieving Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology: A Guide for Physicians to the EHR Incentive Programs
Author: Marcotte, Leah; Seidman, Joshua J; Trudel, Karen; Berwick, Donald M ; Blumenthal, David; Mostashari, Farzad; Jain, Sachin H
Source: External web site
Publication Date: May 14, 2012
An overview of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs and guide for physicians in the process of how to demonstrate meaningful use of health information technology. (Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(9):731-736.)
Information Exchange Receives a Big Push in Meaningful Use, Stage 2: New Requirements Encourage Further Integration With EHRs
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
As outlined within the HITECH Act of 2009, in order for providers to become meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs), their use must, "in accordance with law and standards applicable to the exchange of information… improve the quality of health care, such as promoting care coordina....
AHIMA Comments on Certification Proposed Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
Electronic health records could soon become more patient-centered, more secure, and more frequently used for treatment improvement-if provisions outlined in the EHR certification proposed rule are widely implemented.
Under the 2009 ARRA economic stimulus package, healthcare providers....
Details of Stage 2 Meaningful Use
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
The release of STAGE 2 of the meaningful use program introduced adjustments that increased the challenges providers must overcome to meet the program requirements laid out by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Stage 2 maintains the same core-menu structure and slightly incre....
AHIMA Comments on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
Increased quality measurement, better patient access to health information, and greater volume of information exchange is in store for providers and hospitals participating in the federal stage 2 meaningful use incentive program.
On March 7 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servi....
Treating Healthcare with Health "I"T
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
Patient-Centric Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures Considered Treatment for Ailing US Health System
The US healthcare system is ill. Higher costs, sicker patients, and struggling providers are the symptoms of the disease that has sent industry stakeholders scrambling t....
Structuring the Spoken Word: The Role of Transcription in Meaningful Use
Author: Carnrite, Michael; Sumner, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
The latest data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report that Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments for the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) have reached more than $5 billion. Medical transcription has played a role in providers’ attainment of these incen....
EHR Evolution: Policy and Legislation Forces Changing the EHR
Author: Tripathi, Micky
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
Electronic health records (EHRs), like all computerized technologies, have undergone rapid transformation over the past 50 years. The pace of change has greatly accelerated since the January 2009 passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)-a $30....
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Ramps Up Record Access
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have certainly put a new spin to the old saying “things happen in threes.” During late August, CMS issued the final rule for the stage 2 “meaningful use” Elec....
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