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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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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? We’ve made it useful for everyone – including, but absolutely not limited to – the back office.

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Podcast: HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber, 2014 edition

Meaningful HIT News

Lieber reiterated HIMSS’ position that the federal government should extend the attestation period for Meaningful Use Stage 2 by one year. That session will feature CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and new national health IT coordinator Karen DeSalvo, M.D. 9:05 Remember “macro objective” of Meaningful Use.

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All my HIMSS coverage in one place

Meaningful HIT News

Tavenner: 2014 is your last chance for a hardship exemption for Meaningful Use 2 (Feb. NantHealth launches Clinical Operating System – biggest of big data startups – with $1B (Feb. Body + biology + behavior: Intel exec explains how technology is making N=1 care possible (Feb.

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Video: Farzad Mostashari on patient engagement, ‘physician ACOs’

Meaningful HIT News

As I alluded to earlier, I was leaving the press room one afternoon at HIMSS14, and there I see former national health IT coordinator Dr. Farzad Mostashari hanging around Gregg Masters and Dr. Pat Salber of Health Innovation Media.