Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Source: Government (U.S.) | External healthcare industry report

Publication Date: February 2016

2015 Report To Congress on Health IT Adoption, Use, and Exchange

Author: Meigs, Stephen L; Solomon, Michael

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2016

Abstract


Electronic health record (EHR) adoption among office-based physician practices in the United States has increased significantly in the past decade. However, the challenges of using EHRs have resulted in growing dissatisfaction with the systems among many of these physicia....

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: December 15, 2015

Letter to Andrew M. Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services

Author: Kadlec, Lesley; Kirby, Annessa; Shaffer, Heidi; Warren, Paula

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2015

As a nation, the United States has been focused heavily on engaging consumers in their overall health and wellness. This has been propelled by federal initiatives such as the “meaningful use” Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program, mandated clinical quality measures based....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2015

This past spring, the HIM profession saw many important regulatory changes. For starters, on March 20 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for stage 3 of the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. At the same time, the Office....

Author: Downing, Kathy; Mason, Jessica

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2015

A NEW REPORT to Congress from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), released in April, has put information blocking in the spotlight.1 The ONC report comes out on the heels of a recent article written by five US senators titled, “Where Is HITECH’s $35 Billion Dollar....

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: May 26, 2015

Letter to Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services

Author: Sandefer, Ryan; Marc, David; Kleeberg, Paul

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2015

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to assess EHR Incentive Program attestations of eligible US hospitals across geography and hospital type. The proportions of attestations were compared between metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural hospitals and by whether a hospital was crit....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

OIG's 90-page work plan for fiscal year 2015 (FY15) offers a high-level view of the office's continued monitoring of various HHS programs and initiatives, particularly those designed to ensure the appropriateness of Medicare and Medicaid payments. The work plan also outlines many of the government's activities in FY15 designed to ensure care quality and safety in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

Accounts of mistaken identity, anecdotally at least, seem to happen to everyone at least once in the healthcare realm with both paper and electronic records. But in an increasingly electronic world employing electronic health record (EHR) systems and other health IT where patients ar....