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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar-CDA® Release 2 and the CCD®: Standards for the Meaningful Exchange of Health Information and Clinical Summaries

June 15, 2011

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2.0 (CDA) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) on Wednesday, June 22 from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EDT. HL7 [...]

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Attention Radiologists: Meaningful Use Is Relevant to You

June 11, 2011
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Meaningful Use, EHR Certification, & Healthcare Integration

May 18, 2011

  There are many moving parts to achieving Meaningful Use, and using a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) application is at the core. Moving – or exchanging – is also essential since patient data needs to get from Point A to Points B, C, D, plus more. Exchanging patient data is the role an integration [...]

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HL7, IHE and the Health Story Project Encourage HL7 Ballot Participation: Proposed Standards to Support Meaningful Use of EHR Systems

April 28, 2011

HL7, IHE and the Health Story Project encourage review and comment on proposed health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems. HL7 Press Releases

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HL7 International to Host Free Ambassador Webinar-HL7 Standards for Meaningful Use on April 14, 2011

April 9, 2011

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on HL7 Standards for Meaningful Use on Thursday, April 14 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT. HL7 Press Releases

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Would growth in EHR use continue if Meaningful Use stopped?

March 11, 2011

During an #HITsm tweet chat in February, I asked participants if they believed the momentum in EHR adoption by healthcare facilities initiated from HITECH and Meaningful Use would continue, if for whatever reason, funding for Meaningful Use was halted or stopped completely. The responses varied from tremendously optimistic to mild hesitation and skepticism. After some [...]

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ONC Announces New Project to Harmonize Standards that Support Meaningful Use of EHR Systems

February 23, 2011

Today the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the launch of an industry project to consolidate and harmonize required health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems. The project, called the “HL7/IHE Health Story Implementation Guide Consolidation Project,” is a collaboration of Health Level [...]

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Meaningful Use Stage 2: What’s the Story?

January 26, 2011

As HITECH and Meaningful Use Stage 1 incentive payments begin distribution, there is a lot of discussion around the next phase of Meaningful Use. When will it be implemented, and what will be covered in the requirements? GEN I Feed

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The Health Story Project and Health Level Seven International to Host Webinar on How to Exchange Basic Records and Meet Early Meaningful Use Requirements (Part II)

November 21, 2010

Health Level Seven (HL7) International, the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, and the Health Story Project, a collaborative of healthcare vendors, providers and associations, will present a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 1 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET to discuss how healthcare providers can exchange basic records and meet [...]

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Meaningful Use Final Rule To Be Clarified

October 31, 2010

Just when you thought the final rule was final… The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon release clarifications on the meaningful use final rule that was published in July. While no exact date has been given for the release of these adjustments, they are currently being subjected to a federal clearance process [...]

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Certified EHRs for Meaningful Use listed

October 13, 2010

In our latest video entitled “What is Meaningful Use?“, the important distinction is made about the use of certified EHR technology as a requirement for proving meaningful use and in turn being eligible for incentives under the HITECH Act. It makes sense that one of the questions I’ve been most often asked following the release [...]

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What is Meaningful Use?

October 6, 2010

If you have any relation to the healthcare industry in the US then chances are that you’ve heard the term meaningful use countless times and unless you’re heavily involved with healthcare IT then there’s a good chance that the term is confusing. If that’s the case then this video is for you. We’ve been hearing [...]

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HL7 Offers Free Ambassador Webinar-CDA Release 2 and the CCD: Standards for the Meaningful Exchange of Health Information and Clinical Summaries

September 4, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology with members in 55 countries, will present a complimentary Ambassador webinar on the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture Release 2.0 (CDA) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD) on Tuesday, September 14 from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EDT. HL7 [...]

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Enablers of Meaningful Use: Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide for Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health Now Available

August 31, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that it has published the Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide for Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (as also specified in HITSP’s Interoperability Specification IS01). The implementation guide is directly related to the initial set of standards and [...]

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HL7 to Offer Program on Standards for Meaningful Use of EHR Technology at Annual Plenary and Working Group Meeting

August 27, 2010

Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced the speakers for their Ambassador program on Standards for Meaningful Use being held Monday, October 4, 2010 in Cambridge, MA. This program qualifies for three Continuing Medical Education credits (CME) approved through the American College of Physicians [...]

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Who do you believe is the real winner with Meaningful Use? Poll Results

August 25, 2010

In a recent poll, we asked our readers who they felt would benefit the most from the recently released meaningful use standards and incentives. The results indicated that meaningful use is understood to be focused on the improvement of patient care, and there is a belief that insurance companies may benefit in the process of [...]

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Making Meaningful Use Meaningful

August 24, 2010

From almost every direction, echoes of concern have been heard across the industry regarding the practicality of the Meaningful Use expectations. GEN I Feed

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Meaningful Use Resources

August 21, 2010

“ONC did an excellent job of creating pragmatic, achievable guidelines for physicians while still maintaining an ambitious vision for health IT… Now that EHR systems are affordable and Meaningful Use is within grasp – doctors have absolutely no reason to stick with paper records.” – Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion “We have revised the [...]

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What do you think about the meaningful use and standards final rules? Poll Results

August 13, 2010

In a recent poll, we wanted to know about our readers’ reactions to the meaningful use and standards final rules. As expected, the results noticeably reflected similar attitudes expressed in a number of publications following the release of the final rules. Question: What do you think about the meaningful use and standards final rules? • [...]

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Core Plus Choice – Stage 1 Meaningful Use Final Regulation

August 12, 2010

The New England Journal of Medicine published an article by David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P. – the national coordinator for health information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services, and Marilyn Tavenner, R.N., M.H.A. – the principal deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; the article was issued in parallel with [...]

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Meaningful Use Debate

August 6, 2010

Last week The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the release of the meaningful use and standards final rules establishing the incentive program and standards guidelines for the meaningful use of electronic medical records. Initial reactions to the final rule were mixed with some lauding the pace, metrics and future [...]

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