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Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Healthcare IT Today

But just like comparing different types of aircraft, the options for EHR solutions are widely separated in terms of complexity. The right cloud-based EHR solution is ideal for underserved and isolated providers. However, they’ve inadvertently made systems that function but have not created systems to meet their organization’s needs.

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

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EHR Incentive Programs: Moving into the Next Stage

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Growing EHR Adoption and Meaningful Use. In January, we passed the 210,000 mark for the total number of providers, including nearly 200,000 eligible professionals, who received a Medicaid or Medicare incentive payment for successfully adopting, implementing, or upgrading or meeting meaningful use of EHR technology.

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Gearing up for Immunizations

Redox

Unfortunately, despite this good news, there are still major technological and logistic hurdles between now and us all meeting up at HIMSS 2021 like “Wow, what a year that was, huh?”. Functionally, this type of tool is called an immunization registry , and, luckily for us, it has existed for decades.

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Fred Trotter on Data Journalism and Cybersecurity — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Fred notes that the DocGraph dataset of Medicare physician relationships with patients is the largest graph dataset — i.e. a dataset organized with nodes and edges — using real-name data out there, and is one of the few “people” graphs that are open. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

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Fred Trotter on Data Journalism and Cybersecurity — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Fred notes that the DocGraph dataset of Medicare physician relationships with patients is the largest graph dataset — i.e. a dataset organized with nodes and edges — using real-name data out there, and is one of the few “people” graphs that are open. Now EHRs — and PHRs — are more accessible.

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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS

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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. How Providers Benefit.

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