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A new focus: How to become empowered patients

Meaningful HIT News

The “Meaningful HIT News” name itself has become dated, given that the Meaningful Use program from which this blog takes its name has evolved and kind of fallen out of favor. But it started to fall apart in Stage 2 (2014-16), which required participants to share data with other healthcare organizations.

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Gearing up for Immunizations

Redox

Functionally, this type of tool is called an immunization registry , and, luckily for us, it has existed for decades. Perhaps more importantly, Meaningful Use spurred adoption on the provider side, requiring that providers use certified EHRs to receive Medicare and Medicaid funds. It also converged on HL7 2.5.1

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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS

CMS.gov

Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The next step on the path of meaningful adoption of health information technology (HIT) for providers—will launch later this year for hospitals and next year for eligible professionals. By Patrick Conway, MD, MSc.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

43 A recent development may offer hope: the federal government’s “meaningful use” requirements for EHR certification are calling for greater interoperability through an emerging data-exchange standard called Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). “Digital Therapeutics and Diagnostics. billion in investments in 2018.