Interoperability

Azalea Health Earns ONC 21st Century Cures Certification

  ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Azalea Health, a leading provider of fully-integrated cloud-based healthcare IT solutions and services, announced that its Chart-Access (hospital), and ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) solutions are now 2015 Edition Cures Update Certified by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC-HIT). “This certification advances Azalea’s mission to use technology to […]

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ONC Cures Act Final Rule

An Overview of ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule Join us and hear from Rachel Nelson and Stephanie Lee from ONC’s Office of Policy, as they share an overview of the Cures Act Final Rule and what that means for providers and patients. Attendees will learn: What’s new in the updated 2015 Edition Certification Criteria Get

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The Comprehensive Guide To Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)

What Is The Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Why Is It Important? A Health Information Exchange allows healthcare providers to access and share patient medical record data securely and electronically. They are critically important because so many medical records are on paper in filing cabinets. Sharing this information typically happens via mail, fax or phone

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What Is The Promoting Interoperability Program?

What Is Promoting Interoperability? Promoting Interoperability, formerly known as the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program/Meaningful Use (MU), was established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2011. The program was designed to encourage eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to not only adopt, implement and

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CMS Finalizes Promoting Interoperability

Promoting Interoperability On August 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a 2,693-page FY 2019 Medicare IPPS and LTCH Final Rule, detailing changes to the Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program, formerly known as the EHR Incentive Program or Meaningful Use. Under the final rule, several key changes were made to the PI Program: Use of 2015

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New Rule Swaps Meaningful Use For “Promoting Interoperability”

2 Big Proposed Meaningful Use Changes The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 24, 2018, focused on increasing interoperability and empowering patients and their providers. Under the proposed rule, CMS plans to increase price transparency for consumers and physicians alike, as well as increase interoperability and reduce burdens, specifically but

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