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Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Timeframes for 2016

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Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Timeframes Just a quick reminder that under the final rule, which was released in early October of this year, attestation timeframes were adjusted to align with the full calendar year. Starting in 2016, both eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) will need to attest to Stage 2 Meaningful Use between January 1 and December Continue reading Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Timeframes for 2016→

HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature

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“Our goal is to provide consumers with relevant, personal and more up-to-date information about a plan before enrolling.” Beginning today, HealthCare.gov is piloting a new beta feature that allows consumers to search plans by their preferred provider or health facility. Some consumers will be part of a pilot that allows them to use the beta Doctor Lookup feature as they Continue reading HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature→

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CMS FACT SHEET: EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 and Beyond

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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→

More than 8 in 10 physicians had adopted an EHR through 2014

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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→