MU Requirement for Exchanging Clinical Data – Can I use a CDROM or USB Drive?

One of the Meaningful Use requirements (170.304(i)) refers to the electronic exchange of data.  One question we will get is how does the government define “electronic”?  Can it be as simple as passing media back and forth? The short answer is no.  To read the more detailed answer, check out the entire CMS FAQ: https://questions.cms.hhs.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/10638

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HIT Dashboard Resource at the HIMSS Website

HIMSS has put together a very nice dashboard with everything from Davies Awards winners (including Echo customer, Heritage Behavioral Health) to HIEs and everything in between.  You can check out the site here: http://www.himss.org/statedashboard/default.aspx

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Stage 2 Announcement Expected at HIMSS Conference

Based on what I have been reading at various websites, it appears that there will be an official announcement about Stage 2 Meaningful Use at the HIMSS Conference in Early March.   Stay tuned for info…

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Do I have to do my MU Payment Years Consecutively? (the short answer is “no” and you should be focused on that first payment)

One of the biggest causes of concern I hear from people when deciding whether to take the plunge and apply for MU Funds is they are concerned that maybe they aren’t quite ready to attest to 90 days in year two. This logic should not be an impediment to applying for funds immediately.  Why?  The way that CMS has set up the payment structure for MU Funds, there is nothing that says you need to … Continue reading

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Stage 2 Requirements Recap

This is a blog those of us at Echo refer to a lot when keeping up with Certification criteria.  He’s taken the proposed requirements for stage 2 and put it into Word and Excel docs and then also gives a quick overview of the new requirements. \http://motorcycleguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/meaningfuluse-stage-2-certification.html Note for those of you who are focused only on Eligible Providers (Eligible Hospitals do not include Behavioral Healthcare facilities at this time), he talks about EH and … Continue reading

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Top 5 Roadblocks that HIE’s Face

A good article from Government Health IT on the top 5 Roadbocks that HIEs face. http://govhealthit.com/news/top-5-roadblocks-hies-face

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