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Electronic Health Records
HHS OIG Proposes Safe Harbor for Electronic Health Records
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to create…
HITECH Strategies for Data Sharing, Goals for 2013
Since enactment of the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health Act (HITECH Act) as part of the American…
Health Information Technology: Office of the National Coordinator to…
We previously wrote about President Obama’s FY 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Given the…
Senators Call for Review of HITECH
Six Republican Senators have formally requested that U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius…
Overview of Electronic Health Records
We have written about health information technology (HIT) and electronic health records (EHRs) over the past few years given their…
Health Information Technology: Meaningful Use AMA Comments and OIG Report
One of the central pieces to the Affordable Care Act (PPACA), along with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) was the…
Congress Putting Pressure on HHS to Tighten EHR Meaningful Use Standards
Several Republican Senators and House Members recently have increased pressure on Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department…
Ways and Means Committee Expresses Concern for Use of Health IT Funds
Over the past few months, we have reported several times that Congress is particularly interested in how the Department of Health…
HHS Offers Look into the Future for Meaningful Use Stage 3
One of the central pieces to the Affordable Care Act (PPACA), along with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) was the…
CMS Rule and 1 Year Delay on ICD 10 Promises More Time for a Smooth and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have officially pushed back the timeline for healthcare organizations to…