On November 30, 2011, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a press release announcing proposed steps to encourage physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) this year and receive incentive payments made available under the Health Information Technology for Economic ...
Section 13411 of the the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) requires United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to provide for periodic audits to ensure covered entities and business associates are complying with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and Breach Notification ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today, October 20, 2011, that the use of certified electronic health records (EHRs) will be the highest-weighted quality measure for an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) under the new Medicare Shared Savings Program.
ACOs are designed to encourage primary care doctors ...
In an article titled, "Use of electronic communications with patients," posted to this blog on December 18, 2009, I discussed the stated goal under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to “[p]rovide patients and families with timely access to data, knowledge, and tools to make informed decisions and ...
After the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009, the interest in storing and accessing health information online increased, prompting increased concerns about the privacy and security of such information. In September 2011, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health ...
On September 12, 2011, the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) for the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced a Proposed Rule that will enable direct access to laboratory test results by patients. Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), laboratories must hold a CLIA certificate ...
On September 6 and 7, 2011, the Kentucky Governor's Office of Electronic Health Information hosted the 4th annual Kentucky eHealth Summit at the METS Center, 3861 Olympic Boulevard, Erlanger, KY 41018 in northern Kentucky.
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the United States ...
SUMMARY: In June 2011, the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR)contracted for new periodic audits of covered entities and business associates to ensure compliance with the Privacy and Security Standards found in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as ...
UPDATE: On July 6, 2011, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., ONC Chief, backed the ONC Policy Committee's recommendation to delay implementing Stage 2 meaningful use criteria.
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On June 16, 2011, Paul Tang, M.D. , as Vice Chair of the Health IT Policy Committee for the Office ...
What do the Physician Quality Reporting Incentives Program (PQRI) and Hospital Inpatient Value Based Purchasing (VBP) Program have in common with the recently released proposed regulation for establishing an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)? Answer: The meaningful use measures established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare ...