Category Archives: EMR / EHR

CMS FACT SHEET: EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 and Beyond The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules that simplify requirements and add new flexibilities for providers to make, electronic health information available when and where it matters most and for health care providers and consumers to be able to readily, safely, and securely exchange that information. Continue reading CMS FACT SHEET: EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 and Beyond→

Any, Certified, and Basic:  Quantifying Physician EHR Adoption through 2014 Dawn Heisey-Grove, MPH; Vaishali Patel, PhD MPH Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems has increased substantially over the last decade (1,2). As a result, health information technologies (IT) have evolved to include functionalities that better address what physicians need. In 2003, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed a Continue reading More than 8 in 10 physicians had adopted an EHR through 2014→

AMA and Other Medical Societies Call for a Pause in the Meaningful Use Program WASHINGTON – The American Medical Association (AMA) and 41 medical societies today urged the administration to pause the final stages of the federal government’s Meaningful Use program in light of pivotal changes to Medicare. The coalition of physician organizations believe that locking in Stage 3 rules Continue reading AMA Calls for a Pause in the Meaningful Use Program→