Upon assuming the helm of the Office of the National Coordinator for health IT in April, Farzad Mostashari, MD, discussed his vision for how IT adoption will transform health care.
In an interview with InformationWeek, Mostashari said, “We're in the deep part of implementation now, and all our programs are hitting on all cylinders. Health care providers are in full swing and I think we have to really focus like a laser beam on excellence in execution.”
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Health IT Boosts Bottom Line For Hospitals
According to a report from Fitch Ratings, hospitals with advanced health IT systems and a high quality of care achieve greater revenue growth, attend to more patients, enjoy a superior reputation for excellence, and are better able to contain costs. The study finds, in part:
"Health care providers are beginning to be able to more accurately measure the benefits of their investment in clinical IT and quality improvement programs on clinical outcomes and operating efficiencies and costs. Properly structured incentive systems, greater accountability, and increased transparency within the health care system have the potential to harness the power of advancements in IT and quality reporting to achieve the goals of health care reform."
To read the article, click here.
"Health care providers are beginning to be able to more accurately measure the benefits of their investment in clinical IT and quality improvement programs on clinical outcomes and operating efficiencies and costs. Properly structured incentive systems, greater accountability, and increased transparency within the health care system have the potential to harness the power of advancements in IT and quality reporting to achieve the goals of health care reform."
To read the article, click here.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
THE Consortium July Webinar: Ongoing Meaningful Use Notes from the Field
Join us for the July Consortium webinar on Thursday, July 21st from 12:00-1:15 pm MT where we will share our on-going notes from the field regarding EHR selection, implementation and general meaningful use best practices.
To register for this webinar, click here.
To register for this webinar, click here.
HRSA Webinar: Tips For Generating and Utilizing Quality Data Reports Using Health IT
Friday , July 22, 2011
12pm to 1:30pm MDT
This webinar focuses on how safety net providers such as healthcenters and rural providers can generate quality reports and utilize this data for improving healthcare outcomes. This webinar’s presenters will demonstrate how they use health IT and/or electronic health records systems as a tool for generating quality reports. Furthermore, these safety net providers will demonstrate how they use their healthcenter or critical access hospital clinical data for successfully coordinating care among provider teams, informing and engaging patients on care decisions, and for improving health quality and outcomes.
The presenters include:
• Kwame Kitson, M.D. Director of Quality Institute of Family Health, New York State
• Margaret Flinter, APRN, PhD, Vice President and Clinical Director, Community Health Center, Connecticut
• Bob DeMarco, RN, MA, BSN, Chief of Quality and Systems Improvement, Springfield Medical Care Systems, Vermont
Registration Link:
http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=49799745
12pm to 1:30pm MDT
This webinar focuses on how safety net providers such as healthcenters and rural providers can generate quality reports and utilize this data for improving healthcare outcomes. This webinar’s presenters will demonstrate how they use health IT and/or electronic health records systems as a tool for generating quality reports. Furthermore, these safety net providers will demonstrate how they use their healthcenter or critical access hospital clinical data for successfully coordinating care among provider teams, informing and engaging patients on care decisions, and for improving health quality and outcomes.
The presenters include:
• Kwame Kitson, M.D. Director of Quality Institute of Family Health, New York State
• Margaret Flinter, APRN, PhD, Vice President and Clinical Director, Community Health Center, Connecticut
• Bob DeMarco, RN, MA, BSN, Chief of Quality and Systems Improvement, Springfield Medical Care Systems, Vermont
Registration Link:
http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=49799745
Monday, July 18, 2011
Physicians with electronic health records are better able to sort patients by care needs
One of the perks of electronic health records is that they make patient information sortable. All the bits of the information entered into separate boxes on a patient chart can be categorized and filtered.
That gives physicians the power to easily and quickly create lists of patients who, for example, had an abnormal lab test or have complained of nausea after starting on a new prescription.
To read the entire article, click here.
That gives physicians the power to easily and quickly create lists of patients who, for example, had an abnormal lab test or have complained of nausea after starting on a new prescription.
To read the entire article, click here.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Free Webinar: Release of the 2011 Report on Health Information Exchange
Wednesday, July 20th 1:00pm -2:00pm MDT
eHealth Initiative is hosting a free webinar to present the key findings of the 2011 Report on HIE: The Changing Landscape. The webinar will include discussion about the progress made in the field of health information exchange over the past year and reactions from leading experts in the field of health information exchange.
Featuring:
• Camilla Hull-Brown, Principal and Founder, Strategies for Tomorrow
• Laura Kolkman, President, Mosaica Partners
• And more…
To register, click here.
eHealth Initiative is hosting a free webinar to present the key findings of the 2011 Report on HIE: The Changing Landscape. The webinar will include discussion about the progress made in the field of health information exchange over the past year and reactions from leading experts in the field of health information exchange.
Featuring:
• Camilla Hull-Brown, Principal and Founder, Strategies for Tomorrow
• Laura Kolkman, President, Mosaica Partners
• And more…
To register, click here.
New FAQs posted to the CMS EHR Website
CMS wants to keep you updated with the latest information about the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. New FAQs on meaningful use, payment information for eligible hospitals, eligibility, and additional information for eligible hospitals have been added to our website. Take a minute and review these new FAQs.
Payment Information for Critical Access Hospitals
• What cost report data elements are used in the EHR incentive payment calculation for Medicare Subsection (d) Hospitals? Read the answer.
• How are Medicare EHR Incentive Payments Calculated for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)? Read the answer.
• What costs can be included in the CAH's Medicare EHR incentive payment? Read the answer.
Meaningful Use
• If my certified EHR technology is capable of submitting batch files to an immunization registry using the standards adopted by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (HL7 2.3.1 or 2.5.1, and CVX), is that sufficient to meet the Meaningful Use objective "submit electronic data to immunization registries" for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs? Read the answer.
• If my certified EHR technology only includes the capability to submit information to an immunization registry using the HL7 2.3.1 standard but the immunization registry only accepts information formatted in the HL7 2.5.1 or some other standard, will I qualify for an exclusion because the immunization registry does not have the capacity to receive the information electronically? What if the immunization registry has a waiting list or is unable to test for other reasons but can accept information formatted in HL7 2.3.1, is that still a valid exclusion? Read the answer.
Eligibility
• How does CMS define pediatrician for purposes of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program? Read the answer.
Payment Information for Critical Access Hospitals
• What cost report data elements are used in the EHR incentive payment calculation for Medicare Subsection (d) Hospitals? Read the answer.
• How are Medicare EHR Incentive Payments Calculated for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)? Read the answer.
• What costs can be included in the CAH's Medicare EHR incentive payment? Read the answer.
Meaningful Use
• If my certified EHR technology is capable of submitting batch files to an immunization registry using the standards adopted by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (HL7 2.3.1 or 2.5.1, and CVX), is that sufficient to meet the Meaningful Use objective "submit electronic data to immunization registries" for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs? Read the answer.
• If my certified EHR technology only includes the capability to submit information to an immunization registry using the HL7 2.3.1 standard but the immunization registry only accepts information formatted in the HL7 2.5.1 or some other standard, will I qualify for an exclusion because the immunization registry does not have the capacity to receive the information electronically? What if the immunization registry has a waiting list or is unable to test for other reasons but can accept information formatted in HL7 2.3.1, is that still a valid exclusion? Read the answer.
Eligibility
• How does CMS define pediatrician for purposes of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program? Read the answer.
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