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Meaningful Use States Demonstrate Success in Meaningful Use Acceleration Efforts
Fadesola Adetosoye | December 12, 2012
The numbers are in and meaningful use of Meaningful Use appears to be working. In Ohio, nearly half of the providers in the Cincinnati Beacon Community program have achieved meaningful use. In Maine, 83% of the patient population is electronically sharing health care information with their providers, facilitated by the statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE), HealthInfoNet.
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Privacy and Security Help Shape the EHR Certification Process for Privacy & Security
Dixie B. Baker | December 5, 2012
ONC’s Certification Program includes the certification of two types of electronic health record (EHR) technology: Complete EHR and EHR Module. To meet the EHR adoption requirement to qualify for meaningful use incentive payments, an eligible professional or hospital can use either a Complete EHR, or a set of EHR Modules that collectively meets the definition of Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT). Responsibility for assuring that a set of certified EHR Modules can be successfully and securely integrated together is left up to the adopter.
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Meaningful Use Comment Period Now Open: Help Set the Stage for Meaningful Use Stage 3
Jodi G. Daniel | November 27, 2012
See revised section below on how to submit comments.
Speak up now and help ONC’s Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) as they begin to develop meaningful use stage 3 recommendations that target a collaborative model of care with shared responsibility and accountability, and build upon previous meaningful use objectives.
Meaningful Use New Report Finds E-Prescribing Is on the Rise
Matthew Swain | November 27, 2012
One giant leap forward in the transformation of health care is the use of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) to reduce mistakes, control costs, and better coordinate care. E-prescribing has been found to improve patient care and safety by preventing medication errors that are associated with paper prescriptions. Recognizing the importance of e-prescribing in improving patient care, part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program provides incentive payments for certain eligible health care providers who e-prescribe as part of meeting the meaningful use requirements that rely on certified EHR technology.
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HIT Policy Committee HITPC Workgroups to Hold a Hearing Nov. 30 on Clinical Data Quality Improvement
Jesse C. James | November 27, 2012
Garbage in, garbage out is a familiar adage to many who work with information: If you start with bad data you are going to end up with a bad conclusion. The same is certainly true for clinical data captured by providers who use health IT in an effort to help patients live healthier lives.
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