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Integrating EHRs: Hospital Trends and Strategies for Initiating Integrated EHRs Within Their Communities
Author: Zwyiak, Walt; Drazen, Erica; Computer Sciences Corporation
Source: External web site
Publication Date: February 15, 2010
The question for hospitals is becoming not whether but how to initiate integrated EHR use within their communities.
CDI Programs Support Meeting Meaningful Use
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2013
Information quality, better access to health information, and greater information exchange are in store for eligible providers, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals expecting to attest to stage 2 of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “meaningful....
Regional Extension Centers and Health Information Management
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
In today’s complex healthcare environment the challenge for many providers is the rapid deployment and implementation of electronic health records (EHR). The ongoing national initiative to provide Americans with an EHR, and federal programs designed to assist providers in EHR adoption ha....
Using CDI to Meet Federal Quality Measures
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2013
Clinical documentation is the foundation of every health record, specifically outlining the reasons for treatment and the quality of care provided to the patient. The lack of consistent and standard clinical content within the health record has been an ongoing challenge to health informati....
Untangling HIE: Patchwork Regulations, Standards Complicate Health Information Exchange
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program has dramatically increased the number of health information exchanges (HIEs) throughout the United States. An HIE is the exchange of health information electronically between providers and others with the same level of interoperability accor....
Prepare Now for Meaningful Use Attestation and Compliance Audits
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2014
A warning issued in 2013 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has come to pass. “Meaningful use” Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program audits have begun. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) reported that out of their 1,400 member organizations, almost 100 received audit notices in October 2013, totaling six percent of membership. In order to protect incentive payments earned through the meaningful use program, organizations need to be prepared for every audit contingency and know exactly what to expect. Organizations also need to avoid common mistakes that could lead to an audit and follow best practices for staying compliant to meaningful use standards.
Payout: Reviewing Meaningful Use Payments
Author: Viola, Allison F.; Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2010
CMS will pay meaningful use bonuses through three programs: Medicare Fee for Service (FFS), Medicare Advantage (MA), and Medicaid programs.
FFS Payments to Providers
For eligible professionals (EPs), understanding the payment system is especially important, because they must ch....
Metadata and Meaningful Use
Author: Viola, Allison F.; Mookencherry, Shefali
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2012
The healthcare industry will find out soon if ONC intends to include metadata requirements in stage 2 of the meaningful use program. Many feel it is too soon. But given metadata's potential to support health information exchange, the expanded and standardized use of metadata tagging....
AHIMA Comments on Meaningful Use Stage 2 Draft Recommendations
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments | AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: February 24, 2011
Achieving Meaningful Use: Health IT Standards Committee Reviews Standards Needed to Achieve Meaningful Use
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
This month the Journal introduces a new column on practical applications and emerging issues related to data standards.
The need for standards has never been more pervasive as the healthcare industry moves toward increased health IT adoption.
Provisio....
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....
Analyzing Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use Differences
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2012
The summer of 2012 ended with a bang when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued final regulations outlining requirements for the stage 2 “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. The stage 2 final regulation did....
AHIMA Comments on the Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services‘ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 12, 2010
AHIMA Comments on ONC Meaningful Use Draft Definition
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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....
Advancing HIE: ONC Works to Harmonize Standards and Elements to Foster Health Data Exchange
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
As the meaningful use program marches forward, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) continues to sharpen its focus on health information exchange (HIE). One of the main components in the HITECH Act mandated "the use of certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of h....
AHIMA Comments on ONC Regional Extension Draft Program Description
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: June 11, 2009
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....
Meaningful Use of Patient-Generated Data in EHRs
Author: Van Doornik, William
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2013
There is growing interest within the healthcare payer community to promote patient engagement through various means, including the integration of patient-generated data into clinical care documentation and quality measures. This is evident in the suggestions for stage 3 "meaningful use" EH....
Report to Congress: Update On The Adoption Of Health Information Technology And Related Efforts To Facilitate The Electronic Use And Exchange Of Health Information
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
Certification Guidance for EHR Technology Developers Serving Health Care Providers Ineligible for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT
Publication Date: September 2013
This guidance is meant to serve as a building block for federal agencies and stakeholders to use as they work with different communities to achieve interoperable electronic health information exchange.
Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: September 12, 2011
Update on the Adoption of Health Information Technology and Related Efforts to Facilitate the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 17, 2012
Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 28, 2010
Update on the Adoption of Health Information Technology and Related Efforts to Facilitate the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: June 26, 2013
Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition; Revisions to the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology [proposed rule]
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Federal Register
Publication Date: March 07, 2012
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: November 25, 2009
Electronic Health Records: Number and Characteristics of Providers Awarded Medicaid Incentive Payments for 2011
Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: December 13, 2012
Early Assessment Finds That CMS Faces Obstacles In Overseeing The Medicare EHR Incentive Program
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Inspector General
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: November 29, 2012
Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology; Interim Final Rule
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 13, 2010
Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, pages 2025-2028
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Federal Register
Publication Date: January 13, 2010
Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, pages 2033-2034
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 13, 2010
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Final Rule
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 28, 2010
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Proposed Rule
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 13, 2010
EHR Incentive Program Supporting Documentation for Audits
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: February 02, 2013
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program—Stage 2 [proposed rule]
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: March 07, 2012
Meaningful Use Measures
Author: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source: External web site | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Publication Date: August 2013
An online tool to help eligible hospitals and providers keep track of Stage 2 meaningful-use criteria to qualify for incentives. The site also lists all relevant core and menu objectives as well as the clinical quality measures criteria.
Journey through Meaningful Use at a Large Academic Medical Center: Lessons of Leadership, Administration, and Technical Implementation
Author: Unger, Melissa D; Aldrich, Alison M; Hefner, Jennifer L; Rizer, Milisa K
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: October 2014
Abstract
Successfully reporting meaningful use of electronic health records to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can be a challenging process, particularly for healthcare organizations with large numbers of eligible professionals. This case report describes a successf....
Understanding the Meaningful Use Vocabulary Standards
Author: Ulmer, Stephen E.; Fuller, Jan C.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2010
The vocabulary standards adopted in the meaningful use final rule provide the language to capture primary health data required for the meaningful use objectives. It is through these standards that health information will be captured and transmitted. Knowing the vocabulary standards and underst....
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....
Informing and Interconnecting Physicians: The Workflow Issue
Author: Taffel, Bruce H.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 05, 2009
Abstract:
To bring the types of sustainable quality improvements and operating efficiencies that transform patient care into the practice environment, physicians must have tools that deliver clinically relevant information at the point of care. The HITECH provisions in the American Recove....
Meaningful Use and HIPAA Privacy and Security – Meeting the Requirements
Author: Sheldon-Dean, Jim
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
Background
In order to receive funding for the adoption of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) under the HITECH Act1, entities, among other requirements, must attest that they meet all required objectives published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the repo....
Big Gamble: Will Stimulus Dollars Pay off in Health Information Consumers Can Use?
Author: Seidman, Joshua J
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2009
Getting a return on health IT investment will require that patients receive information that helps them improve their health.
At a late February government affairs retreat of the eHealth Initiative (eHI), shortly after the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),....
Beacon Policy Brief Building a Foundation of Electronic Data to Measure and Drive Improvement
Author: Schachter, Abigail; Rein, Alison L.; Sabharwal, Raj
Source: External healthcare industry report | U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT
Publication Date: August 2013
This issue brief describes current challenges encountered when using electronic data for quality measurement and improvement, and shares promising strategies and tactics deployed by Beacon Communities.
Meaningful Use Attestations among US Hospitals: The Growing Rural-Urban Divide
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....
EHR Usability on Mobile Devices
Author: Sandefer, Ryan; Brinda, Danika; Wapola, Janelle; Maki, Shirley Eichenwald; Marc, David
Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management
Publication Date: July 2013
Abstract
Currently, minimal requirements exist for assessing the usability of electronic health record (EHR) systems. Usability requirements are especially lacking for the increasing use of mobile devices to access EHRs. Therefore, the authors investigated the usability of three c....
Road Map to 2013: A Guide through Exciting but Unfamiliar HIM Territory and Times
Author: Rollins, Genna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2013
The preparation for any great journey usually begins with reflection on lessons learned and research on just how those lessons can be utilized down the unpredictable road. The paradigm shift of electronic health records has caused HIM professionals to steer their work and career into promi....
ARRA and the HIM Workforce
Author: Rollins, Genna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2009
The success of health IT will hinge on how well it is planned and managed. Provisions in the stimulus bill that promote professional support and fund training offer exceptional opportunities to HIM programs, individuals, and the profession.
For years AHIMA and col....
Telling the HIM Story in Meaningful Use
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
The term "meaningful use" is used freely within Washington and throughout the healthcare industry. For HIM professionals it is not a new concept, but the term has proliferated in the last few years with the creation of the ARRA-funded EHR incentive program.
At some point the talk wi....
ARRA in Flux: Healthcare Industry Awaits Rules on Several ARRA Provisions
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
The series of snow storms that hit Washington, DC, in February shut down Congress and the federal government for several days. The storms only added to delays that have kept the healthcare industry in a state of flux, awaiting several rules from provisions in the American Recovery and Rein....
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