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MU panel considers EMR Stage 2 delay
In a discussion earlier last week, the Health IT Policy Committee's Meaningful Use (MU) work group discussed whether it would make sense to delay by one year--until 2014--the beginning of Stage 2 of
Mostashari: 'Usability,' better decision-making, key EHR success
"The goal is clear...there should be a greater emphasis on usability" for EHRs, Mostashari tells FierceHealthIT.
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) must balance the
EHR struggle drives doc to quit practicing
Simply unable to make the switch from paper to an electronic health records system, a Massachusetts family physician has abandoned practicing medicine, SearchHealthIT.com reports. In an April 12
Patient portal use becoming an inevitability
Members of the Health IT Policy Committee, a government advisory body, recently debated whether Stage 2 of meaningful use should require the use of web portals to provide patients with online
CHIME to ONC: Allow plenty of time to encourage EHR adoption
Along with dozens of other organizations, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has sent the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) its official comments
Meaningful use will be a challenge for physician practices
While a majority of medical practices (80 percent) that have adopted electronic health records (EHRs) say they intend to participate in the EHR Meaningful Use incentives, only 13.6 percent at the
The moon landing was nothing compared to the ONC strategic plan
Where will health IT be in 2015? If we achieve all of the goals of the updated Office of the National Coordinator strategic plan , it will be in an ideal state. Everybody will have electronic health
When will doctors and patients connect online?
Patient portals have become more important to healthcare providers because of their desire to show meaningful use of electronic health records. But there's a disconnect with patient care: While
When will doctors and patients connect online?
Patient portals have become more important to healthcare providers because of their desire to show meaningful use of electronic health records. But there's a disconnect with patient care: While
More patient involvement needed in Meaningful Use push
Healthcare providers need to do a better job of engaging their patients in Meaningful Use initiatives and aligning their efforts to meet patients' needs in order to truly have success going into
