The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ EHR Incentive Program has registered over 25,000 eligible physicians and hospitals, and, it has paid out over $37 million so far. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/upcoming-cms-ehr-incentive-program-dates/#more-1318" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Upcoming CMS EHR Incentive Program Dates">(more…)</span></a>
Hundreds of electronic health record vendors are marketing their products to physicians. How do you sort through the noise surrounding meaningful use incentives, conversion costs and the benefits for the practice to determine the solutions best for your environment? <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/an-affordable-web-based-emr/#more-1316" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading An Affordable, Web-based EMR">(more…)</span></a>
In addition to updating existing content, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added over 10 new questions to its EHR Meaningful Use FAQ page. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-updates-faqs-on-ehr-meaningful-use/#more-1314" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Updates FAQs on EHR Meaningful Use">(more…)</span></a>
A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, marks 2011 as the year when medical care entered a new era – the age of meaningful use of health information. Read the letter now to learn more. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/blumenthal-letter-on-meaningful-use-of-health-information/#more-1312" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Blumenthal Letter on Meaningful Use of Health Information">(more…)</span></a>
As of the end of January, more than 21,000 providers have registered to participate in the electronic heath record incentive program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and about two-thirds are ready to confirm that they have met the meaningful use requirements. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/21000-registered-for-cms-ehr-incentive-program/#more-1310" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading 21,000+ Registered for CMS EHR Incentive Program">(more…)</span></a>
As reported by the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS), National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. David Blumenthal highlighted Interoperability as the primary focus of the U.S. government’s Office <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/interoperability-the-next-peak-says-blumenthal/#more-1308" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Interoperability “the next peak” says Blumenthal">(more…)</span></a>
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As the government presses physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic health records (EHR), they’re also pushing for connectivity of healthcare computer systems so that data can be shared within a care community. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/what-is-interoperability-and-how-can-we-help-your-medical-practice-achieve-it/#more-1304" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is Interoperability and How Can We Help Your Medical Practice Achieve It?">(more…)</span></a>
<em>Excerpted from a report by Health Data Management</em>: Legislation introduced in the U.S. House and initially sponsored by nearly three-quarters of the Republican caucus clearly appears to seek repeal of the Medicare/Medicaid electronic health record meaningful use incentive payment programs. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/gop-bill-puts-meaningful-use-hitech-act-in-peril/#more-1302" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading GOP Bill Puts Meaningful Use & HITECH Act in Peril">(more…)</span></a>