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A recent report by the American Hospital Association says that the U.S. health care system's lack of interoperability negatively affects care coordination, patient engagement, and reporting of public health, quality and safety data. AHA recommends that officials develop more specific standards for the use of health IT. EHR Intelligence, FierceHealthIT.Read More |
AHA: Inadequate Interoperability Hinders Several Aspects of Care
OCR Launches HIPAA Privacy, Security Portal for App Developers
HHS' Office for Civil Rights has launched an online portal for mobile
health technology developers to better understand issues related to
HIPAA privacy and security rules. The platform allows registered users
to submit questions, offer comments on other submissions and vote on the
relevancy of topics. FierceHealthIT et al. Read More
CMS, ONC Unveil Final Rules for Meaningful Use, EHR Certification
CMS and the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health IT have released the final rules for Stage 3 of
the meaningful use program, modifications for 2015 through 2017 and the
2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria. CMS also announced a
60-day public comment period to address lingering concerns from
stakeholders. Health Data Management et al.Read More
ONC Releases Final Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released its final Interoperability Roadmap
laying out near-term, mid-term, and long-term goals to advance the safe
and secure exchange of electronic health information nationwide.
Through the use of interoperable health IT, the
roadmap seeks to enable the healthcare industry’s transition from the
current fee-for-service model to a value-based model. Read More
11 Things to Know about the Meaningful Use Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a massive
final rule making modifications to Stages 1 and 2 of the Electronic
Health Records Meaningful Use program, covering 2015 through 2017. The
rule also finalizes Stage 3. What are the key takeaways? We distill the
top things to know for healthcare IT executives. READ MORE
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