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The Health IT Standards Committee recommends that ONC explore existing metadata standards, including for patient identity and privacy, and get evidence from real-world uses.
Ferdinand Velasco, MD, says the system did not pursue meaningful use for the incentive payments but because it is critical to advancing its health care.
Texas Health Resources received more than $19.5 million in Medicare incentive payments at the end of May for meeting first stage meaningful use. But according to Ferdinand Velasco, MD, vice president and CMIO, the heath system didn’t do it for the money.
Once electronic health records become nearly ubiquitous, the information within them will enable new applications and services geared toward better population health management, says National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has made available a free tool to simplify the reporting by physicians and practices of clinical quality measures for meaningful use.
The government has found a new high-tech way to crack down on fraud in the Medicare program – predictive modeling. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said last week the initiative would start on July 1.
Once electronic health records become nearly ubiquitous, the information within them will enable new applications and services geared toward better population health management, says National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD.
Northrop Grumman will develop predictive modeling technology similar to what credit card companies use to stop fraud and abuse before Medicare claims are paid, CMS’ Berwick says.
ONC tool works with provider’s EHR using structured data from continuity of care standard formats to generate clinical quality measure report for meaningful use.
The man with the cloud-first plan for consolidating federal datacenters is leaving his post.