1. Articles mentioning both Healthcare and Medicare

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    1. E-Health Record Adoption: A Look Under the Hood

      Explore ihealthbeat.org (Apr 5 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...reported that EHR sales were up 14.2% in 2011. Bruce Carlson, publisher of Kalorama's reports, told Healthcare IT News that sales would accelerate even further in the next two years because of Medicare penalties that will hit physicians who don't demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs, starting in 2015. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records   American Academy of Family Physicians

    2. Accepting the Inevitable, U.S. Hospitals Significantly Ramp Up Use of Electronic Health Records, Finds Frost & Sullivan

      Explore PR Newswire (Feb 27 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...ITECH) Act, as well as myriad other factors contributing to a dramatically changing reality for all healthcare providers. The rate of hospital EHR adoption is expected to expand significantly over the next seve...... Industry Analyst . "Most hospitals may end up paying more than they earn. However, the prospect of Medicare penalties is very significant, especially in light of numerous other financial constraints facing h... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Frost & Sullivan   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records

    3. IVANS Study Finds EHR Adoption Growing, However Significant Number of Healthcare Providers Still Have No Plans to ...

      Explore prweb.com (Feb 20 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ... (represented by home care, long term care and hospices) are not yet eligible to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. More surprising is 26 percent of providers (represented by hospitals and pri......or stage ... IVANS, Inc. a national health information exchange, announced that while 42 percent of healthcare providers surveyed currently use either electronic health records (EHR) or electronic medical recor... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Las Vegas   Medicare

    4. U.S. Hospitals Significantly Ramp up Use of Electronic Health Records, Finds Frost & Sullivan

      Explore Free Press Release Distribution Service (Oct 17 2011) Industry News , Thought Leadership , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...ITECH) Act, as well as myriad other factors contributing to a dramatically changing reality for all healthcare providers. The rate of hospital EHR adoption is expected to expand significantly over the next seve......lyst Nancy Fabozzi. “Most hospitals may end up paying more than they earn. However, the prospect of Medicare penalties is very significant, especially in light of numerous other financial constraints facing h... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Frost & Sullivan   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records

    5. Leveraging End User Experience Management to Optimize Clinician Adoption

      Explore End User Experience Today (Aug 1 2011)

      Leveraging End User Experience Management to Optimize Clinician Adoption Healthcare leaders are embracing end user experience management as a means to measure and pro-actively manage ......tions do not reach the threshold of meaningful EHR use by 2015, they will be penalized with reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments of 1-3%. According to HIMSS, only 6% of hospitals have EHRs which would qua... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Arra   Obama

    6. Home health devices, mobile apps need to be connected to providers

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Jul 25 2011) EHR Adoption

      Home health devices, mobile apps need to be connected to providers ... mobile apps need to be connected to providersFierceHealthITFierceHealthIT is the leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. Join......rses are actually more likely to use an electronic health record than physicians, partly because of Medicare documentation requirements. But physicians usually don't hear from these caregivers unless a patien... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   Healthcare   U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    7. CHIME Letter Seeks Changes in Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

      Explore ihealthbeat.org (Apr 19 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHRs can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments (Miliard, Healthcare IT News, 4/18). The letter also calls for: ONC has extended the comment period on the draft strateg... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   ONC   Medicare

    8. How to qualify for three federal health IT incentives: it's complicated

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Apr 5 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ...federal health IT incentives: it's complicatedFierceHealthITFierceHealthIT is the leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. Join......siders who get FierceHealthIT via weekly email for their must know IT ...and more » The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added 120 new answers to the FAQ section in its website on the elec... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    9. Study: Many Physicians Eligible for Incentives but Lack EHRs

      Explore ihealthbeat.org (Mar 8 2011) Meaningful Use

      ...al Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to gauge EHR use by nonfederal, office-based physicians (Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 3/8). Overall, researchers found that nearly 83% of office-based ...and more » Many physic....... Overall, researchers found that nearly 83% of office-based physicians are eligible for either the Medicare or Medicaid incentive program. They noted that: Physicians must choose to participate in either the... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Medicare   Healthcare IT News

    10. Blumenthal To Step Down as National Health IT Coordinator

      Explore ihealthbeat.org (Feb 4 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ... who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments (Galewitz/Weaver, Kaiser Health News, 2/3). Before his appointment, Blumenthal w......thal was director of the Institute for Health Policy at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare System and professor of medicine and health care policy at Harvard Medical School (Clark, HealthLea... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   CIO   FDA

    11. Health CIOs more likely to add to IT staff than other industries

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Dec 13 2010) IT Buzz , EHR Adoption

      ...ikely to add to IT staff than other industriesFierceHealthITFierceHealthIT is the leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. ...a...... other industries * White House panel wants common language for HIE * Termination letters emphasize Medicare horror stories * Robot ER staff could speed triage * Hospital owes $20M for violating Stark Act * H... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   White House   Healthcare   EMR

    12. CIOs wary of health IT staffing shortages

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Oct 11 2010) Trends in End User Experience , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      CIOs wary of health IT staffing shortagesFierceHealthITFierceHealthIT is the leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. ...a......t IT staffing shortfalls possibly will hinder their chances of achieving meaningful use and earning Medicare and Medicaid bonus payments in the coming years. Another 10 percent said finding enough qualified w... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Texas   CIO   Healthcare

    13. The Truth About EMR Implementation Revealed

      Explore SEO Press Release Distribution (Sep 21 2010) Trends in End User Experience , Meaningful Use

      ...$36 billion in available funds. Since then, there has been a lot of debate and confusion within the Healthcare and Technology communities. On July 13th of this year, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 864-page document entitled “Meaningful Use.” This “final... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    14. Focus on patients need when choosing an HIE strategy for 'meaningful use'

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Sep 7 2010) Trends in End User Experience , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      ... choosing an HIE strategy for 'meaningful use'FierceHealthITFierceHealthIT is the leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. ... ......s week examines a key but potentially problematic element of the federal standards required to earn Medicare or Medicaid bonus payments for EMR usage: health information exchange. Certification of EMRs should... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   EMR   Medicare

    15. McKinsey: Well-planned and executed health IT can save $40B annually

      Explore fiercehealthit.com (Aug 16 2010) Thought Leadership , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use , Green End User Experience

      ... and executed health IT can save $40B annuallyFierceHealthITFierceHealthIT is the leading source of Healthcare IT news with a special focus on CPOE, EMR adoption, HIPAA compliance and other critical areas. ...a......illion a year. That's much more than the estimated $27 billion the federal government will spend on Medicare and Medicaid incentives for EMRs, and McKinsey says return on investment will take just two to four... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   EMR   Medicare

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