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1,000 Choices: No Shortage of Products Certified for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
Eligible professionals and hospitals participating in the federal meaningful use incentive program must use EHR products that have been certified for use in the program. A key piece to launching the meaningful use program has been designing and creating the certification process.
A f....
2010 Healthcare Calendar: The Deadlines and Initiatives to Prepare for This Year
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
Last year saw movement on major HIM issues, starting in January with the publication of the ICD-10-CM/PCS final rule. This was quickly followed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which has dominated healthcare discussions all year, matched only by the healthcare reform d....
$58 Billion to Go
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services received approximately $146 billion in funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It was tasked with disbursing that money through programs or objectives specified within the act's healthcare-related provisions.
Over the year....
7 for 11: Health Information Management and Technology Stories to Watch in 2011
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
Seven stories unfolding in 2011 illustrate the sweeping changes under way in what will be an active and sometimes tumultuous year in health information management.
Each year brings change to HIM, whether it is coding modifications, compliance changes, or new technology. But 2011 promises....
Access + Understanding: The Role of Health Literacy in Patient-Centric Health IT
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2010
Improving the ability of patients to understand and apply health information goes hand in hand with designing systems that deliver it. Both are needed to improve outcomes and reduce disparities.
Recent federal initiatives to promote health IT, including the “meaningful use” EHR incen....
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....
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.)
Achieving Meaningful Use Quality Measure Reporting: Academic Medical Centers Experiences
Author: Levine, David L
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
Background
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) authorized incentive payments in 2009 through Medicare and Medicaid to clinicians and hospitals when they use Electronic Health Records privately and securely to achieve specified improvements in ca....
Achieving the Health IT Objectives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: a Framework for 'Meaningful Use' and 'Certified or Qualified' EHR
Author: Connecting for Health
Source: External - used with permission
Publication Date: April 30, 2009
This report presents seven principles for meaningful use and qualification or certification of EHRs.
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....
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