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CIOs cautiously optimistic about Stage 1 'meaningful use'
So far, so good when it comes to preparing to meet "meaningful use" requirements, say the majority of hospital CIOs in an informal poll. Many, however, also are worried that vendors are using the
'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
Peel pushes for 'informed consent' over every element of patient data
Depending on your point of view, Dr. Deborah Peel and her Patient Privacy Rights Foundation either continue to rail against the national push for EHRs or take further steps to hold policymakers
KLAS: HIE software market is crowded, muddled
Even though health information exchange has been around for a while, the market for HIE technology remains crowded, with no real dominant players, a new KLAS Enterprises report shows, suggesting that
Even if vendors aren't ready, providers must plan for 5010/ICD-10 switch
Healthcare providers need to switch to HIPAA 5010 transactions by January 1, 2012, meaning they ought to be testing their systems with the new standards by the beginning of 2011, based on
Forbidden words of health IT marketing
I can think of only one word to describe the annual HIMSS conference: huge. (OK, we would have accepted big, massive, sprawling and even ginormous, but let's face it. This conference is huge.) HIMSS,
HIMSS10: Fierce has you covered for the biggest HIT event of the year
The greater health IT community is gearing up for the 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference. Like some 27,000 of you, FierceHealthIT will be descending on Atlanta this
Grassley: Vendor 'gag orders' prevent HIT issues from being reported and resolved
Concerns from healthcare providers about errors and complications associated with using healthcare information technology have prompted Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to send a lengthy list of
KLAS says health IT vendors don't offer enough support
A new report from KLAS gives health IT vendors bad grades when it comes to service and support, something that should make them quite nervous when providers are gearing up to spend those big stimulus
