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 Oct. 1, 2013.
HIMSS 2012: Meaningful Use Stage 2 Includes Image Viewing
Medical image viewing will now be an optional menu measure for achieving Stage 2 of meaningful use.
Meaningful Use Spurs Increased Use of Handheld Devices
One big driving force behind the soaring popularity of handheld devices among physicians is the Meaningful Use incentive program.
New AHRQ Report Examines Who Visits Hospital Public Reporting Websites and Why
A new report published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) looks at who visits hospital public reporting sites as well as why they visit and what they think.
Study Says Overweight Americans May Risk Kidney Damage When Attempting Weight Loss
Researchers analyzed the nutritional and lifestyle habits of overweight adults, finding that their methods included diets and diet pills that may cause further kidney damage.
Kidney Damage Greatly Raises Diabetics’ Risk for Death
Controlling blood sugar and catching early signs of damage may help prevent advanced kidney disease.
60 People, 30 Kidneys Share Unprecedented Lifesaving Connection
A good Samaritan who donated his kidney to a stranger helped create the longest chain of kidney transplants ever constructed, linking 30 people who were willing to give up an organ with 30 who might have died without one.
Patient Education Classes May Reduce Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
Requiring a formal patient education class may help reduce inequities in kidney failure patients’ access to kidney transplantation.
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