Monitoring Legal Developments Relating to the Privacy and Security of Health Information
We all know how those year-end deadlines sneak up on us and how there never seems to be enough time to get everything done. Well, here’s some welcome news – The…
Continue Reading HIPAA Holidays – 5010 Enforcement and Stage 2 HITECH Compliance Extensions
In a detailed, 46-page letter dated February 25, 2011, the American Medical Association and 38 other medical societies raised serious concerns about the proposed set of requirements for Stage 2 …
Continue Reading AMA, 38 Other Medical Groups Raise Concerns On Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposals
The virtual "ink" is barely dry on the July 13, 2010 final rule on Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria, but the federally chartered Health IT Policy Committee is already beginning to …
Continue Reading “We’re going to have to ride our bike and fix it at the same time.”
by Todd Rodriguez, Esquire
In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated final regulations that providers are required to meet in order to receive…
The following is a chart summarizing the 15 "core" objectives which must be met, the menu from which 5 additional objectives must be selected, and the standards by which achievement of…
On July 13, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services released a pair of final regulations (one from CMS, one from the Office of National Coordinator for HIT )…
Continue Reading Final “Meaningful Use” Criteria for EHR Subsidies Released
Even the most technologically advanced health systems and physician organizations in the U.S. would struggle to meet the proposed standards for "meaningful use" of electronic medical records, according to a Jun…
Continue Reading “Unrealistic expectations and unachievable timelines”
The HIT Policy Committee is suppose to unveil its recommendations on the definition of "Meaningful Use" of electronic health records (EHRs) on June 16th, reports Health Data Management. …
Continue Reading “Meaningful Use” Definition Recommendation Due out June 16th
