The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. Recently at the ASC Association annual conference in Orlando, I gave a presentation on EHRs in ASCs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has posted guidance offering clarity on how hospitals should include emergency department patients in their measures associated with stage one of meaningful use of ...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released new standards for its Patient-Centered Medical Home program, which is aligned with meaningful use and can help primary care physicians adopt ...

Changes in practice operations deemed necessary to meet the 25 “meaningful use” criteria proposed as part of the federal electronic health record incentive program would lead to decreased provider ...

In August, federal officials released the final Stage 2 rule for Meaningful Use. The second stage calls for hospitals, physicians, and other 'eligible providers' to increase interoperability of health ...

At last week's Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) summit in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., panelists Doris Crain, vice president and CIO of Broward Health; Jeanette Schreiber, medical ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday announced changes to overhaul the meaningful use EHR incentive program, including equipping patients with access to ...

The EHR Incentive Program, often dubbed “Meaningful Use”, has been surrounded by questions and confusion among anesthesiologists and practice administrators since its inception. Currently, the ...