Secretary Sebelius Announces Next Stage for Providers Adopting Electronic Health Records Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the next steps for providers who are using … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: February 24, 2012
CMS, ONC Provide Preview of Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rules As expected, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will delay Stage 2 of meaningful use of electronic health records one year until … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: February 17, 2012
Obama Administration Announces Delay of Burdensome New Rules on Doctors The Obama administration on Thursday confirmed that it will give the nation's doctors more time to switch to a new insurance … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: February 10, 2012
Top 5 Ways EHRs Help the Bottom Line The steep cost of electronic health record systems in today's market makes seeing a return on investment that much more important. Luckily, there are a few basic … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: February 3, 2012
A Computer Beats a Pen for Getting Prescriptions Right Drug errors inside hospitals remain a big problem. Prescribing via eRx is reducing mistakes. Patients as Partners in Health IT By … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: January 27, 2012
Use EHRs to Avoid Unnecessary Care Electronic health records can do more than identify which patients should be receiving preventive and other additional services. They can also help providers … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: January 20, 2012
Meaningful Use Deadline Looms Healthcare providers hoping to snag some federal money through the CMS meaningful use program will want to be mindful of some important upcoming … [Read more...]
RPA Public Policy in a Minute :: January 2012
Renal Physicians Association Public Policy in a Minute for January, with Rob Blaser, Director of Public Policy. … [Read more...]
