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Washington Debrief: Meaningful Use Stage 3 Response, ONC Town Hall Held

Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME
The Federal Health IT Policy Committee has been working for months on developing measures and objectives for Stage 3 Meaningful Use and in November they shared those thoughts with the wider health IT community of stakeholders for input. Recently, CHIME submitted a response to the HIT Policy Committee, urging caution about the assumed pace and practicality of those Stage 3 measures.

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Washington Debrief: Federal Policy Committee Mulls Stage 3 Comments

February 11, 2013     Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME
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Direction The federal Health IT Policy Committee met for their monthly meeting this past week in Washington and Meaningful Use Stage 3 was back on the agenda. In under a month, ONC staff culled through more than 500 comments submitted to the Policy Committee that underscored concerns regarding the timing of Stage 3, the growing list of competing priorities for providers and a feeling that more interoperability limitations needed to be addressed.

Patient Satisfaction: Is It At Odds With Healthcare IT?

February 11, 2013     Joe Bormel
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Recently, I participated in medical grand rounds at several hospitals. The primary topics of all these grand rounds were focused on delivering better care. One of these sessions was presented on the topic of coaching, something I have blogged about in the past to help advance the acceptance and use of HIT. Case in point, a physician I spoke with contended that the net of HIT applications was negative for both patient and provider satisfaction. I contend this is why some non-IT related behaviors, like coaching, are now receiving new and overdue attention. But are we doing enough?

MU Stage 3: Back to the Drawing Board

February 8, 2013     David Raths
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After hearing public comment on Feb. 6 that its proposals for Stage 3 may overwhelm vendors and providers still grappling with Stages 1 and 2, the Health IT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use Work Group went back to the drawing board Feb. 8 to consider alternative approaches.

Structured Lab Data: Still an Uphill Battle

February 4, 2013     David Raths
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The growth in the rate of prescriptions written electronically is a huge success story. But at the Jan. 29 joint hearing of the federal HIT Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee, attendees were reminded that sending structured lab data is a bigger challenge, in part due to the highly fragmented nature of the laboratory market.

Washington Debrief: Meaningful Use Stage 3 Response, ONC Town Hall Held

January 22, 2013     Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME
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The Federal Health IT Policy Committee has been working for months on developing measures and objectives for Stage 3 Meaningful Use and in November they shared those thoughts with the wider health IT community of stakeholders for input. Recently, CHIME submitted a response to the HIT Policy Committee, urging caution about the assumed pace and practicality of those Stage 3 measures.

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AAFP: Delay Meaningful Use Stage 3

January 16, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is calling on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), to delay implementation of meaningful use Stage 3 until 2017, the association said in a comment letter to ONC National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, M.D.

Washington Debrief: Meaningful Use Payments Edge Across $10B Line in 2012

January 15, 2013     Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME
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According to officials at CMS, December was the single largest monthly payout of EHR incentives in the program’s history. Roughly $1.2 billion went to eligible hospitals and eligible physicians in December, bringing the total estimated payout to $10.3 billion. The bulk of the payments went to EHs, who received $1 billion in Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. EPs received $175 million in Medicare payments and $80 million in Medicaid payments.

CHIME Comments on Proposed Meaningful Use Stage 3 Requirements

January 14, 2013     Mark Hagland
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On Jan. 14, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) submitted formal comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in response to the release of the Health IT Policy Committee’s proposal for Stage 3 of meaningful use.

The AMA Comments On the Health IT Policy Committee’s Proposal for Stage 3 Meaningful Use

January 14, 2013     Mark Hagland
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On Jan. 14, the Chicago-based American Medical Association (AMA) submitted formal comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in response to the release of the Health IT Policy Committee’s proposal for Stage 3 of meaningful use under the HITECH Act.

Helping Physicians Achieve Meaningful Use in California: CalHIPSO’s Sustainability Strategy

January 9, 2013     Mark Hagland
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Speranza Avram, the CEO of CalHIPSO, the largest of the 62 federally designated regional extension centers, has spent three years helping physicians in small groups to achieve meaningful use. Going forward, being able to continue to help providers beyond the end of this year will mean developing new models of sustainability.

Health IT Policy Committee Meeting: The Year Ahead and a Glimpse at Stage 4 of Meaningful Use

January 8, 2013     David Raths
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At the Jan. 8 Health IT Policy Committee meeting, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., national coordinator for health IT, and Paul Tang, M.D., vice chair of the committee, outlined some priorities for the year ahead, including a glimpse of what Stage 4 of meaningful use might address.

2013: The Year of Patient Engagement Innovations

January 5, 2013     David Raths
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Stage 2 of meaningful use raises the bar in terms of how and when hospitals and physician groups must make patient data available.
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