Congressmen Want Halt On Meaningful Use Payments
Four congressmen have thrown what could be a monkey wrench into the rollout of Meaningful Use Stage 2 regulations, arguing that Meaningful Use rules are weak and ineffective and that MU incentives have...
View ArticleEMR Issues To Address In 2013
So, we’re coming up on 2013, dragging many of the issues that dogged 2012 right along with us. My theory is that many of the following are likely to linger through next year as well, though maybe I’m...
View ArticleWhat If EMR Interoperability Was Mandatory?
For decades, industries have haggled and coded and bargained their way into shared data standards. Each agreement has made great technical advances possible and grown markets into forms which could...
View ArticleGreenway, Epic Systems Linked Together
These days, it doesn’t take a lot of data interoperability to make news. The following, while a perfectly fine effort, concerns just one practice and one hospital, something which reminds us...
View ArticleAHA urges agencies to speed up EMR choice expansion
In a move that shouldn’t surprise anybody, the American Hospital Association is urging CMS and the ONC to hurry up and finalize new rules which would expand choice for certified EMRs. The AHA letter...
View ArticleWhy Not “Meaningful Interoperability” For EMR Vendors?
At this point, arguably, Meaningful Use has done virtually all of the work that it was designed to do. But as we all know, vendors are behind the curve. If they aren’t forced to guarantee...
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