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1 ***Dec. 14th and 15th: Live 2010 ONC Update
Dec 14, 2010. Government Initiatives, News.Big day for Healthcare reform, The ONC, CMS and HHS…
The update will cover some of the most current issues in Medicare and Medicaid incentives, HITECH act and Health Information exchange. There will probably be some announcements that will steer the discussions in 2011.
Go To: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/hhs/101214/default.cfm?test=0&live=1&type=flv
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1 ONC-ATCB Update: Certified EHR Product List (CHPL 1.0)
Dec 11, 2010. Government Initiatives, Implementation.The Office of the National Coordinator Certified Health IT Product List (ONC-ATCB CHPL) is constantly being updated with newly certified EHRs.
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0 AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT: AHIMA Reacts to President’s Council Report on HIT’s Full Potential to Improve Healthcare
Dec 9, 2010. Government Initiatives, News.CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statement is attributable to Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, AHIMA President:
The American Health Information Management Association congratulates the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) for the release of today’s report that envisions the critical role electronic health records (EHRs) must play in improving healthcare as well as the Council’s advocacy for the positive impact integrated EHRs can have on advancing the delivery of high-quality healthcare services. AHIMA agrees that this is an appropriate time for the PCAST recommendations to be made and now discussed.
The goals stated by this Taskforce mirror those of AHIMA’s more than 60,000 professional health information management practitioners to achieve universal use of EHRs and a nationwide health information exchange (HIE) that does not jeopardize the protection, confidentiality and security of an individual’s health information.
AHIMA will, as requested by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), conduct a thorough review of these recommendations trusting that the federal government and the healthcare industry will also look at these requirements as applied across the healthcare industry and not just those entities that can qualify for Meaningful Use incentives.
SOURCE American Health Information Management Association
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0 ONC Committee Work-groups and Tiger Team Want Your Input
Oct 29, 2010. Government Initiatives, Implementation, Opinion.Most viewers of EHR Scope are physicians and medical office managers, many of whom are becoming educated about the necessity of EHR implementation, and may not be completely up to date with some of the technical progress of the National Health Information Network (NHIN) since HITECH. While the meaningful use final rules are shaping elements of incentive qualifications and penalty enforcement; when all is said and done, HIT work roles and workflows will be significantly changed as well. Defined roles and qualifications for those required to handle personal health information (PHI) will be formed by the security requirements embedded in the National Health Information Network. While these issues are more technical in nature, perhaps there are some of you out there with the ability to contribute to the public discussion while the ONC is listening.
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0 ONC-ATCB Certification Listing Up
Oct 6, 2010. Government Initiatives, Health Information Technology, News, Today.The Office of the National Coordinator recently announced their listing of ONC-ATCB certified EHRs. This list comprises those EHRs which completed the certification process, in entirety, for at least one certification criteria. As of today, only a few EHRs from certification body Drummond Group Inc. are available.
In addition, by monitoring our press releases section, you will find the EHRs on their way to this list.
At EHRScope.com we will be updating our current database with more detail. Check back soon.
For now, you can see the ONC listing here: http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&objID=3174
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0 GE Centricity® Advance Among First to Receive ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
Oct 6, 2010. Companies in Action, Government Initiatives, Implementation, News, Press Releases.BARRINGTON, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Healthcare is pleased to announce that GE Centricity® Advance version 10.1 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on October 1, 2010 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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0 PARADIGM(R) EHR Is ONC-ATCB Certified and Ready for Providers to Meaningfully Use
Oct 1, 2010. Companies in Action, Government Initiatives, Health Information Technology, Implementation, News, Press Releases.KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — PARADIGM(R) EHR by QRS has earned the distinction of receiving ONC-ATCB certification. QRS is at the forefront of the effort to help providers across the US to become “meaningful users” of EHR and qualify for $44,000 to $63,750 in federal stimulus dollars. The eligible professionals and hospitals can use this certified EHR technology as part of their criteria to qualify for Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) incentive payments.
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2 InfoGard Laboratories Approved to Certify EHR
Sep 20, 2010. Government Initiatives, Health Information Technology, Implementation, News, Politics and HIT, Press Releases, Today.September 20, 2010, San Luis Obispo, California. InfoGard Laboratories, the nation’s first accredited IT security testing laboratory, is approved by the Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT as an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) for the certification of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules for both ambulatory and inpatient settings. Eligible professionals and hospitals may collect incentive payments through meaningful use of EHR technology capable of meeting the criteria to support meaningful use under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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0 Justin Barnes Meaningful Use Statement
Jul 14, 2010. Government Initiatives, News, Opinion.Statement by Justin Barnes, chairman emeritus of the Electronic Health Record Association and vice president of marketing, corporate development and government affairs at Greenway Medical Technologies, on the issuance of the CMS/ONC Meaningful Use Final Rules.
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0 Final Rules on Meaningful Use Announced
Jul 13, 2010. Government Initiatives, News.Today, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid) and the ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health (IT) finally issued the final rules on Meaningful Use!
These final rules are the regulations that must be followed by eligible professionals during the first two years (2011 and 2012) of the incentive program.
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