Tag Archives: Hospital Electronic Health Records

What HIMSS Told Congress

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Anne Zieger

This week, a House subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Is ‘Meaningful Use’ Delivering Meaningful Results?: An Examination of Health  Information Technology Standards and Interoperability.”  The hearing follows a recent furor over Meaningful Use’s benefits, in which HHS head Kathleen Sebelius was … Continue reading →

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Gap Between Small/Rural and Large/Urban Hospitals Closing

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Anne Zieger

As readers know, we’ve been tracking the progress of Meaningful Use uptake, and data has repeatedly suggested that small and rural hospitals were lagging behind. Now, courtesy of Modern Healthcare, comes an analysis suggesting that the EMR gap between small/rural and … Continue reading →

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UPMC Sinks $100MM Into Big Data

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Anne Zieger

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has announced plans to spend $100 million over five years to create a massive data warehouse, a move which puts it well at the forefront of hospital “big data” efforts. According to Information Week, … Continue reading →

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HHS OIG Begins Digging Into EMR Overbilling Allegations

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Well, it had to happen: The furor over the possible EMR-related Medicare overbilling has moved to its next stage.  After enduring harangues by members of Congress and a widely-read New York Times article alleging that EMRs were upcoding machines, HHS has … Continue reading →

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EMR Overbilling Investigations Sling Mud At Meaningful Use Program

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Anne Zieger

In the wake of an expose in The New York Times claiming that upcoding and overbilling was increasing with the use of EMRs, and members of Congress riding the claim, I guess ONC had no choice but to take the allegations seriously. … Continue reading →

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Hospitals Behind On EMR ROI Measurements

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Buying an EMR is one of biggest investments a hospital IT department is likely to make. To date, however, few hospitals are planning for and implementing EMR ROI measures early in the game, according to a new study from Beacon … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts HIE Kicks Off With Golden Spikes

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Anne Zieger

If you’re a history buff, you may know of the Golden Spike connecting the eastgoing and westgoing tracks of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. It’s hard to overestimate how important that day was in the history of U.S. industry … Continue reading →

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Senators Join Initiative To Scrutinize Meaningful Use

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Anne Zieger

A couple of weeks ago, four House GOP leaders wrote a letter to HHS head Katherine Sebelius demanding that she account for perceived failures in the Meaningful Use program. The four congressmen had written a letter to HHS head Kathleen Sebelius to … Continue reading →

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Private Payers Don’t Want To Play Meaningful Use Games

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Today, health IT writer Neil Versel tweeted an interesting observation: @ehrandhit I’m still waiting for a private payer to require the same #meaningfuluse of providers. #CHIME12 #EHR #EMR #HITpol — Neil Versel (@nversel) October 19, 2012 It is indeed interesting to … Continue reading →

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EMR Uptake By Doctors Slowed By Lack of Time And Knowledge, Not Just Cash

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Hospitals, you probably know that small practices are the last ones to adopt an EMR, and you may find it pretty frustrating. You may also be assuming that the only reason most small practices haven’t brought an EMR on board … Continue reading →

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