EHRs More Reliable than Medicaid Claims on Care Quality, Study Says A new study shows that electronic health records can provide new opportunities for obtaining more comprehensive data regarding … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: August 12, 2011
$400M in EHR Incentives Delivered The government has paid $400 million in meaningful use incentives to physicians and hospitals so far, a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services official told the … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: August 5, 2011
Sebelius Touts Electronic Health Records in Joplin The effort to convert patient data in Missouri to EHRs was initially touted as a patient-centered means to eliminate mistakes in prescribing drugs, … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 29, 2011
Treatment Boosts Survival Rates For Some Kidney Transplant Patients Doctors at Johns Hopkins are desensitizing patients whose immune systems are primed to attack foreign tissue. A long-term study in … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 22, 2011
Federal Budget Battle Won't Threaten 'Meaningful Use' Dollars Despite threats from fiscal conservatives to withdraw unspent money from President Obama's stimulus legislation, HIMSS official says EHR … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 15, 2011
CMS Sponsored ICD-10 Teleconferences Is your office preparing for a smooth transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2013? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 8, 2011
Why It's Okay That EHR Adoption Will Fall Behind 2011 Goals 2011 will be a disappointing year for CMS as few doctors and hospitals are expected to meet the objectives set for the "meaningful use" of … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 1, 2011
Stage 2 Meaningful Use to Show 'Deference' to Panel Proposals The rule that details the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use will “look a lot like” the measures that the Health IT Policy … [Read more...]
