Wondering if it’s still worth it to join (or continue) the Meaningful Use EHR Incentive program in 2014? Regulations are steeper, incentive payments declining, software upgrades required and other priorities are knocking on your door – a lot to consider. But here’s the “glass half-full” perspective. If you haven’t yet reached Meaningful Use, 2014 is […]
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Meaningful Use in 2014
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) HealthIT.gov has an excellent article on Meaningful Use in 2014 by Steven Posnack which I highly recommend. Reference duly noted. Here’s the gist. • Does Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) change in 2014? The year 2014 does mean a slightly restructured MU Stage 1. […]
Physician Data Analytics and Patient Health
Last month, I discussed how Meaningful Use (MU), Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), and data analytics go hand in hand. So, how can we use this information to really impact patient health? In a recent article and commentary (MIT Technology Review, Sept. 18, 2013), Esther Dyson discussed how we really need to “fix health behavior.” She […]
Healthcare Summit scheduled for Nov. 5
A special educational event “It’s Time: Meaningful Use Healthcare Summit” will take place Nov. 5, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Konica Minolta offices, 14800 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75254. Hosted jointly by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), All Covered, the North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) and Konica […]
Meaningful Use – a good idea to wait until next year?
It’s getting late. Healthcare providers must begin Meaningful Use (MU) 90-day reporting for 2013 no later than Oct 3, 2013. By now, you may be considering to wait until next year. Hang on. Is that really the best decision? Please consider the following. For Medicare participants, delaying first-time MU attestation until 2014 reduces total available […]
Stage 2 – What should I do?
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Meaningful Use Stage 2 will start in 2014, it may not fully apply to every Medicare/Medicaid provider right away. Sooner or later, though, Stage 2 will affect you. So, what should you do? Everyone attesting to Meaningful Use gets two years measured under Stage 1. When […]
Physician Data Analytics – Key to a New Payment Model
Physician data analytics is thought of by many physicians as something that I may do “sometime” in the future. We hear comments like “it is too hard,” “too complex,” or “this will take away time from my patients.” Even though these thoughts are valid, it is easier than one may expect to get into data […]
Meaningful Use Stage 2 is coming…or is it?
While it’s true Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 requirements are scheduled to take effect in 2014, they may not apply to you as a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program participant. Here’s why… If by 2014 you will be in the third year of MU attestation, you are […]
Physician Transformation
Recently, I was in my pediatrician’s office and I noticed staff members carrying around a mini laptop to enter the information about my child’s visit. Adopting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is part of the requirement in achieving “meaningful use” for physician offices. Witnessing first-hand the use of such technology instead of paper is refreshing. […]
Health Information Technology 911 – 5010 Implementation
The process of sorting victims due to a disaster is commonly referred to as “Triage” in the healthcare industry. Triage is basically determining the priorities in an emergency situation and many CIO’s feel this accurately describes the current situation with Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Meaningful Use, HIPAA 5010, and ICD-10 […]