Earlier this year the Health IT Policy Committee published a proposal for potential Stage 2 meaningful use objectives and solicited public comment regarding the same. We reviewed the proposal in an … [Read more...]
Accountable Care Organizations: A Look at the Proposed Rule
On March 31, 2011, Health and Human Services published the notice of public rule making (NPRM) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Established by the Affordable Care Act, ACOs are proposed to … [Read more...]
Health Information Technology at the RPA Meeting
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Renal Physicians Association’s (RPA) annual meeting in Washington D.C. There were over a dozen Health IT vendors in the exhibit hall displaying a range … [Read more...]
ICD-10: Are You Ready For It?
Last week we discussed the arrival of the 5010 transaction standard. The transition to the 5010 standard has many drivers. One of those is the requirement to accommodate the ICD-10 code set that … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Round 2: An Early Look Inside
I know many of you (okay, 1 or 2 perhaps) were looking forward to part 2 of last week’s post. Not to worry, it will be forthcoming. Today, however, I want to bring you up to date on what we are … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use: The Privacy and Security Objective
There are several meaningful use objectives within the CMS EHR incentive program that may not be crystal clear. One of the foggiest, from my vantage point, is what I call the Privacy and Security … [Read more...]
Timely IT Information for Nephrologists
Welcome to the HITSG Acumen blog. We intend for this blog to be a conduit for information of interest to you, the practicing nephrologist, as you intersect with health information technology. I … [Read more...]
