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MU panel considers EMR Stage 2 delay
In a discussion earlier this 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
Tang: Meaningful use standards should be tougher
The Medicare and Medicaid EMR incentive program is a "$27 billion tail wagging a $2.5 trillion dog," otherwise known as the U.S. healthcare industry, according to Dr. Paul Tang, VP and CMIO of Palo
CMS developing 'meaningful use' guidance to remove contradictions
It was inevitable, given the short timeline and the apparent seat-of-the-pants nature of the rulemaking process, but CMS is preparing a guidance document intended to clarify several details and fix
'Meaningful use' progress hinges on stakeholder input
The Health IT Policy Committee has begun work in earnest on Stage 2 and 3 requirements for "meaningful use" of health IT, but some members of the federal advisory panel would like to see faster
ONC workgroup may consult FDA on EHR certification
The FDA may get a role in certifying electronic health records because of that agency's long history of monitoring other products for patient safety. The certification workgroup of the federal Health
HHS workgroup proposes easing requirements for meaningful use
We've been hearing for more than a month that some constituencies within HHS were interested in easing some of the requirements for meaningful use of EMRs. Now, the Health IT Policy Committee's
Panel raps CMS for not requiring MD progress notes
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the proposed rules for meaningful use of health IT was the fact that physicians will not have to keep electronic progress notes to earn Medicare or Medicaid bonus
ONC anticipates a busy start to 2010
Even as the weary staffers of Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology work down to the wire to help CMS get a definition of meaningful use of EMRs out by the end of the
NQF publishes EMR quality reporting standards
In preparation for the clinical reporting and quality measurement that the federal EMR subsidy program will require, the National Quality Forum has published a set of standard clinical elements that
'Meaningful use' proposal would extend deadlines, open up certification
The highly anticipated second draft of a definition for "meaningful use" of health IT to qualify for federal stimulus funding came out as promised last week, and proposes loosening some of the
