Breaking: ONC releases proposed 2015 EHR certification criteria
If you want something buried, release it late on a Friday so it doesn’t hit people’s desks until Monday morning. If you really want something buried in health IT, put it out there late on the Friday...
View ArticleHIMSS, Continua launch Personal Connected Health Alliance
ORLANDO, Fla.—As HIMSS President and CEO hinted at yesterday in his podcast with me, HIMSS today announced the formation of the Personal Connected Health Alliance, in conjunction with the Continua...
View ArticleCMS clarifies MU2 hardship exemptions
As I reported for MedCity News at HIMSS14 nearly two weeks ago, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced plans to provide unspecified flexibility in claims for Meaningful Use Stage 2 hardship...
View ArticleAll my HIMSS coverage in one place
The last of my 10 MedCity News stories from HIMSS14 has been posted. It’s a nice mix of news, features, analysis and commentary. Here are links to all of them, in chronological order. NantHealth...
View ArticleDigital health at the Mid-America Healthcare Venture Forum
In case you haven’t seen the official announcements or caught my tweets, later this month I will be moderating a panel at the Mid-America Healthcare Venture Forum, an event being put on by MedCity...
View ArticlePodcast: Scot Silverstein talks health IT safety risks
In a sidebar to the September cover story I did for Healthcare IT News, I reviewed some of the work of Scot Silverstein, M.D., who has long been chronicling problems with EHRs and other health IT...
View ArticleCMS extends 2014 MU hospital attestation until end of year
Just days before the clock was to run out on hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals, hoping to attest to Meaningful Use of EHRs for 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has...
View ArticleHealth Wonk Review talks turkey
I’ve been a bit remiss the last few days, in that the latest Health Wonk Review came out Thursday, and I’m just getting around to sharing it now.( Blog carnivals work best when contributors link back...
View ArticleStage 3 Meaningful Use proposals at White House for final review
Why do these things always seem to happen late on Friday afternoons? At least this time it’s not right before a holiday. Actually, with a bit more inspection, I see that it did happen right before a...
View ArticleCMS publishes Stage 3 Meaningful Use proposal
The rumor I heard this morning was true. CMS has published its proposed rules for Stage 3 of Meaningful Use, once again waiting until late on a Friday to release a major document. Stage 3 will start no...
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