Entitled “Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology,” the Interim Final Rule (IFR) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was officially published on January 13 and becomes effective on February 12, 2010.
But what does this new IFR mean to EHR certification? [...]
Eric Fishman, MD speaks with Andrew Carricarte, President and CEO of IOS Health Systems about his electronic health record system Medios EHR. Carricarte discusses how Medios EHR is different from other solutions. In addition, he speaks about roadblocks that physicians face while implementing an EHR and how they can overcome these issues.
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A recent article, reporting that NIST awarded a $400,000 contract to Booz Allen Hamilton to develop a framework for electronic health record certification, stirred up lots of questions.
We needed to find out more. It took some time to locate the source document, because the terms “health IT” and “certification” aren’t in the title – instead, [...]
A new report from KLAS indicates that 85% of providers believe their electronic health record (EHR) will help them qualify for federal “meaningful use” standards.
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Rebecca Wiedmeyer, President and Independent Contractor of Vela Consulting Group, discusses with Eric Fishman, MD an EHR implementation. Wiedmeyer takes us through each of the necessary phases before going live with an EHR solution.