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CMS releases proposed Stage 2 meaningful use EHR objectives
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Feb. 23 a proposed rule for the second stage of meaningful use objectives for health care providers in the process of adopting electronic
Shared services still a challenge, says CIO
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is doing more to leverage shared services for information technology, according to Tony Trenkle, chief information officer of CMS. And while the strategy
Medicaid fraud watchdogs under fire at House hearing
Medicaid issued $21.9 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2011, but the program's improper payment rate of 8.1 percent in fiscal 2011 was still an improvement from the 9.4 percent improper payment
DOL: IT programs will help slash improper payments
With an 11.2 percent improper payment rate, the Labor Department distributes $17.5 billion in unemployment insurance incorrectly each year. With support--and likely pressure--from the Office of
RxNorm should replace NDC in primary care e-prescribing, says Rand
Electronic prescribing done using the Food and Drug Administration-administered National Drug Code identifiers sometimes misrepresent the prescriber's intent through over specification, says the Rand
NASCIO preps state CIOs for health benefit exchange IT challenges
New rules under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (.pdf) will soon take effect and require state chief information officers to implement health benefit "exchanges," or online
HHS proposes on-demand EHR 3rd party transaction disclosure rule
Medical practices with electronic health records would be required to give an on-demand accounting of medical information disclosed to outside parties under a proposed rule printed May 31 in the
Big data will transform healthcare, says ONC
Big data will revolutionize healthcare, says a new five-year strategic plan from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The plan, released for public comment on
Two health IT programs crosswise, says GAO
Two federal incentive programs met through a combination of Medicare payment incentives and penalties to encourage caregivers to go digital with some aspect of their practice will overlap for three
CMS must improve data collection guidelines by QIO contractors
Quality Improvement Organizations, which contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, need improved oversight of budgeting and spending because CMS lacks guidelines on how much data
