The main topic of conversation at the annual HIMSS meeting in Las Vegas this morning is "What happened to Meaningful Use Stage 2?" The Venetian/Sands Expo center is bustling with people from around the country and the world, all here to see and to talk about the latest and greatest in health care technology. For the early birds there was an Intel breakfast at 6:30 am - perfect for the east coast visitors - with a pair of very informative presentations on Disruptive Innovation and how to deal with a rapidly aging population from the point of view of IT.
When Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, failed to announce the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) for Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use regulations on Friday, many were surprised. The "inside word" from those in the know was that it was a given. With the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) annual conference happening this week in Las Vegas, the time was certainly ripe, allowing all those who were interested to have the weekend to peruse them and arrive at the conference prepared.
A comparison of HIMSS Analytics data from September 2011 to December 2011 suggests that a number of hospital segments showed increased capability to achieve Stage 1 of meaningful use
CHICAGO, Feb 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- New HIMSS Analytics data, reported in the December 2011 Summary of Meaningful Use Readiness, indicates certain segments of hospitals show increased capability to achieve Stage 1 of meaningful use. These hospital segments include:
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --CIOs concerned about growing costs and burdens related to lack of interoperability between systems, and incomplete data available through health information exchanges
A new survey commissioned by the Optum Institute for Sustainable Health (the Optum Institute) published today provides the most up-to-date national snapshot of U.S. hospitals' information systems adoption, and their strategies and concerns about the future.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it has distributed $2.5 billion in meaningful use incentive payments to eligible healthcare providers as of December 31, 2011.
If you have not attested you should start now to be ready by the end of 2012.
Do you intend to claim the incentives that are out there for you? If so you have only one year left to start your compliance. You have to show a 90 day period of compliance before the end of 2012, which gives you only one year left. In a few short years you will have to be compliant anyway, so why not just do it now when you can make some money doing so.
If you do not know where to start, download some of the free forms in our downloads section.
Reduction of Health Care Disparities is one of the stated goals of Meaningful Use. ONC is looking for input from the community on how to proceed with this project and how the federal government can enable this measure by supporting adoption of technology.
Goal : Achieve Adoption and Information Exchange through Meaningful Use of Health IT
Accelerate adoption of EHRs
Facilitate information exchange to support meaningful use of EHRs
Support health IT adoption and information exchange for public health and populations with unique needs
Did you know that providers have received over $190 million in Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments through May? Don’t be left behind. Learn what you need to do to be eligible for an incentive. Join CMS for a national call for eligible professionals on Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Basics.
