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Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Healthcare IT Today

Because providers can become accustomed to the workarounds required when using separate systems across their locations, they are often reluctant to replace them. However, they’ve inadvertently made systems that function but have not created systems to meet their organization’s needs.

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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. The Meaningful Use program remains unchanged for hospitals.

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

Healthcare IT Today

However, it seems that the protracted regulatory promulgation process that preceded the publication of HTI-1 was not used by ONC to push back various deadlines originally included in the proposed rule, resulting in suggested timelines that would be insufficient to complete sizable development work.

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EHR Incentive Programs: Moving into the Next Stage

CMS.gov

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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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. You should follow me on Twitter: @healthblawg.

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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. Health Care Law and Consulting.

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HIStalk Interviews Luis Castillo, CEO, Ensocare

HIStalk Interviews

The big EMR push, Meaningful Use, and even ICD-10 took people’s attention away from the post-acute care side. With some of the Medicare Advantage plans, people who are taking on risk can manage and direct patients to places if it’s their own population. I’m having the time of my life running this small company.

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