Health Information Technology (HIT)
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology seeks public input through June 3 on how to measure the achievement of widespread exchange of health information through interoperable certified electronic health record technology by鈥
The AHA yesterday encouraged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to eliminate its 鈥渁ll-or-nothing鈥 approach to meaningful use of electronic health records, which is 鈥渙verly burdensome鈥 and not required by statute.
The Department of Health and Human Services is looking to make meaningful use of electronic health records 鈥渕ore flexible and much more focused on clinical outcomes and interoperability鈥 as it implements changes to the Medicare physician payment system under the Medicare Access and CHIP鈥
Hospitals eligible for incentive payments for meaningful use of electronic health records are more likely than ineligible hospitals to have at least a basic EHR system, meet Stage 1 criteria for meaningful use and exchange health information electronically, according to a study reported today鈥
State expenditures to help providers in Medicaid Electronic Health Records Programs exchange health information with other Medicaid providers may be eligible for federal matching funds under the HITECH Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced this week in a letter to鈥
Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record (EHR) products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Feb. 29.
They also pledged鈥
Information sharing is critical to support providers in their efforts to improve quality, engage patients, advance population health and reduce costs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended to July 1 the deadline for eligible hospitals/professionals and critical access hospitals to apply for a hardship exception from the 2015 Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. The previous deadlines were March 15 for鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued three new Frequently Asked Questions clarifying what hospitals and eligible professionals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program must do to meet the public health reporting objective in 2016. Feb. 29 is鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a Frequently Asked Question clarifying what hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program must do to meet the public health objective, particularly the specialized registry measure for eligible鈥