Posted on July 15th, 2010 by dhaberkorn
Long awaited, the Office of the National Coordinator finally issued the final rules for meaningful use of certified EHRs today. Please see the link below for the final rules.
http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2010-17207_PI.pdf or http://www.ofr.gov/inspection.aspx#spec_C
Also, the final rule for initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria for EHR has also bee posted and can be found at: http://www.ofr.gov/inspection.aspx#spec_H
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Posted on April 28th, 2010 by dhaberkorn
On April 9, 2010, the American Hospital Association sent a letter to David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of HHS, with comments regarding the proposed establishment of certification programs for health information technology (the Proposed Rule RIN 0991-AB59). To read the letter, please click on the following link:
http://www.aha.org/aha/letter/2010/100409-cl-rin-0991-ab59.pdf
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by qngo
Resources on Meaningful Use:
CMS Proposes Definition of Meaningful Use of Certified EHR Technology – Policy Goals, Definitions and Stages
Proposed Stage 1 Meaningful Use Criteria for Eligible Hospitals and CAHs
Health IT – Information on Standards, Certifications and the Interim Final Rule on Meaningful Use
Meaningful Use – Overview, Rule Development and Committees
Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria for EHR – Interim Final Rule published in Federal Register on Jan 13, 2010 (vol 75, number 
HIMSS – Meaningful Use, Certification Criteria and Standards and HHS Certification Process
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Posted on January 27th, 2010 by dhaberkorn
via: http://www.himss.org/economicstimulus/
HIMSS is hosting a multi-part series on ARRA and Meaningful Use. These webinars are free for HIMSS members for live attendance and archived viewing.
January 20, 2010
Quality Metrics Requirements for Obtaining Meaningful Use: Developing a Plan for Implementation
Speakers:
Louis H. Diamond, M.B. Ch.B., FACP, VP & Medical Director, Thomson Reuters
Matthew Bates, Senior Vice President, Thomson Reuters
January 27, 2010
The Economics of ARRA: Understanding Medicare and Medicaid Payments
Speaker:
Patricia Wise, RN, MSN, MA, FHIMSS, VP for Healthcare IS, HIMSS
Sponsored by CISCO
February 3, 2010
Privacy and Security: Understanding the Latest Developments
Speakers:
Dixie B. Baker, PhD, SVP Health CTO Information & Network Solutions, SAIC
Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, Sr. Director, Privacy & Security, HIMSS
February 10, 2010
Workforce Development: An Industry Update
Speakers:
Patricia Dombrowski, MA, Director-Life Science Informat Bellevue Community College Patricia Hinton Walker, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President for Nursing Policy Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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Posted on September 16th, 2009 by dhaberkorn
via http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/federal-committees-continue-work-meaningful-use
WASHINGTON – The HIT Standards and Policy Committees have scheduled meetings, with meaningful use still on the radar.
The HIT Standards Committee will meet Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. The agenda includes an update to the meaningful use quality measure grid. A discussion of privacy and security and standards implementation will follow. Lee Jones, program manager of the Health Information Technology and Standards Panel will identify implementation specifications and discuss the maturity taxonomy process and issues regarding adoption of standards and incentives….
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Posted on September 14th, 2009 by dhaberkorn
CCHIT poised to begin new certification programs
September 08, 2009 | Bernie Monegain, Editor CHICAGO – www.healthcareitnews.com
The Certification Commission for healthcare information technology has announced that it will launch new certification programs on Oct. 7. CCHIT officials announced Tuesday they will offer an updated comprehensive electronic health record certification program, called CCHIT Certified 2011, as well as a modular certification program – called Preliminary ARRA 2011 – that is limited to the standards for qualifying EHR technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). …
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Posted on September 9th, 2009 by zzhu
CHICAGO – September 8, 2009 – The Certification Commission today announced that it is proceeding with its planned launch of new certification programs on October 7. In addition to an updated comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) certification program, called CCHIT Certified® 2011, the organization will offer a modular certification program called Preliminary ARRA 2011 that is limited to the standards for qualifying EHR technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)….
via: http://www.cchit.org/media/news/2009/09/certification-commission-launching-2011-certification-programs-october
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Posted on August 12th, 2009 by zzhu
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