* = highly recommended
Descriptive Summaries and Documents
*Dissecting the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule PowerPoint
eHealth Initiative Policy Webinar; January 8, 2010
HIMSS Webinar; January 6, 2010
*Meaningful Use, Certification Criteria and Standards, and HHS Certification Process
HIMSS, frequently updated material, some members-only
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; December 30, 2009
Warning: 536 pages of barely intelligible gobbledygook; stay away from this unless you are a lawyer, accountant, actuary, consultant, geek or wanna-be thereof
Interim Federal Rule (IFR), HIT: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria For EHR Technology; December 30, 2009
NPRM and IFR Tables in Spreadsheet Format
Healthcare Standards; January 9, 2009
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Website, Fact Sheets, Links
Updates on Meaningful Use, Certified EHR Technology and the Stimulus Bill
Software Advice; January 10, 2010
Analyses
*Urgently Needed: Useful Meaning of Meaningful Use
The Health Care Blog; January 9, 2009
*Now Reading: Proposed CMS Rule for EHR Incentives (from a patient access perspective)
Ted Eytan MD; January 10, 2010
EMR Vendor Executives on Meaningful Use and Certification Requirements
HISTalk Practice; January 10, 2009
*Thoughts on the Proposed Meaningful Use Criteria
HISTalk; January 4, 2010
*Part One: Stage One Meaningful Use Winners
Chilmark Research; January 3, 2010
Life As A Healthcare CIO; January 3, 2010
The Blumenthal Bet in Health IT
ZDNet Healthcare; January 4, 2010
The Interim Final Rule on Standards
Life As A Healthcare CIO; December 31, 2009
(Mostly) Supportive Commentary
NQF Endorses Measure to Increase use of Electronic Health Data
National Quality Forum; January 5, 2010
ONC’s Tour-de-Force on EHR Certification
EHR Bloggers; January 8, 2010
HISTalk Practice; January 6, 2010
A Few Thoughts on the Interim Final Rule
Mark Frisse’s New Policy Blog; January 2, 2010
Healthcare Standards blog; January 5, 2010
Nine Healthcare Executives Respond to Meaningful Use Definition
HealthLeaders Media; January 5, 2010
Q&A: Microsoft Executive on Fed’s “Meaningful Use” Proposals
InformationWeek; January 5, 2010
Meaningful Use or Meaningless Bureaucracy?
HealthBlog; January 5, 2010
(Mostly) Critical Commentary
AHA Statement on Proposed Rules on “Meaningful Use” and Health Information Technology Funding
American Hospital Association; December 31, 2009
MGMA: Physicians Face Significant Challenges Meeting EHR “Meaningful Use” Requirements
Medical Group Management Association, December 31, 2009
CHIME Voices Concerns about Proposed ARRA Regulations
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
The New “Meaningful Use” Rules: Is Participation Worth Your Time?
EMR Straight Talk blog; January 6, 2010
CMS Oversteps with HIT “Meaningful Use” Rule
Hospital Association of New York State; January 4, 2010
Media Summaries
Stakeholders Have Mixed Reviews on Proposed Meaningful Use Requirements
HealthcareIT News; January 4, 2010
Provider Groups: EHR Rule Misses Mark
Health Data Management; January 4, 2010
Many Unsatisfied with “Meaningful Use” Proposal, But That’s No Excuse to Wait
FierceHealthIT; January 4, 2010
Provider Groups Raise a Clamor Over Meaningful Use
Government HealthIT; January 4, 2010
Provider Organizations Unhappy With Proposed Health IT Rules
HealthLeaders Media; January 4, 2010
Discussion
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