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CMS launches new initiatives to expand patient access to health data, plans ‘complete overhaul’ of Meaningful Use

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Seema Verma announced two new initiatives from CMS aimed at giving patients access to their health data by opening up claims data to app developers. The agency also plans to overhaul the Meaningful Use program to place more emphasis on interoperability.

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Data sharing woes slow advance of clinical registries — SCOTUS hears health data sharing case — Fewer meaningful use hardship exemptions than expected

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SCOTUS hears health data sharing case.

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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

Prior to the Meaningful Use incentives in 2005, only 20% of medical records were stored electronically. When I started my career in health information, I worked in the medical records department. HIM professionals have a long history of sharing health information – something that Mueller hinted was “baked into our DNA”.

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HHS’ move to slash HIPAA fines

Morning eHealth

CMS audit turns up more inappropriate meaningful use payments — Early lessons on patient generated health data

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Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative dissolves, saying 'work completed'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since its founding in 2005, MAeHC has worked to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery in the state by guiding organizations in the implementation and meaningful use of health IT. It has also spearheaded interoperability, standards development and HIT policy initiatives.

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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

HealthPolicyValentines [link] — Jared Jeffery (@Jk_Jeffery) February 12, 2024 One more…I promise: Roses are red, data is blue, Computers are fun, But Meaningful Use sucks without you. Less fragmented health data. Telephone lines to HIEs, to @CarequalityNet & QHINs. What does that mean for patients?

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314e Transforming from Services to Products

Healthcare IT Today

During the boom that was meaningful use and adoption of EHR software, consulting companies played an integral role in almost every large healthcare organization when it came to rolling out EHR software. One of the most interesting evolutions in healthcare IT has been the evolution of healthcare IT staffing and consulting companies.