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A Compendium of Perspectives on the HITECH Certification NPRM

Just the Facts 
Certification Programs NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking)
Health IT, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; March 2, 2010
Certification NPRM
Facts-At-A-Glance
FAQ
 
Bookmarked version of Certification NPRM (much easier to navigate)
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; March 2, 2010
Via OCCAM Practice Management blog, March 3, 2010
 
Commentary and Analysis
 
Proposed EHR Certification Rule Changes Game
HDM Breaking [...]

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Chilmark Needs to Chill Out on CCR/CCD Findings

John Moore of Chilmark Research and I agree on things 90+ percent of the time. He even thanked me personally for our collegial relationship in a Thanksgiving Day essay on his blog.
However…I can’t help but comment on John’s misleading story “CCD Standard Gaining Traction, CCR Fading” in The Health Care Blog. He writes:
In a number of interviews with [...]

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A Compendium of Resources on the Federal HIT Meaningful Use NPRM and Standards IFR

* = highly recommended
 
Descriptive Summaries and Documents
 
 *Dissecting the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule PowerPoint
eHealth Initiative Policy Webinar; January 8, 2010
 
*What You Need to Know About the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule, Standards and Implementation Specification, and Interim Final Rule Certification Criteria PowerPoint
HIMSS Webinar; January 6, 2010
 
*Meaningful Use, Certification Criteria and Standards, and HHS Certification Process
HIMSS, frequently updated [...]

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Will Mobile/Wireless Apps Be the Breakthrough for Retail eHealth & Remote Monitoring?

Two slides from Mary Meeker’s presentation at Web 2.0 this week really caught my attention.
Compare the proportions that “users pay” for desktop Internet services vs. mobile Internet services (the area inside the red lines — click on the graphics to see larger versions).
 

What do these slides tell us?

Tags: eHealth, wireless

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Latest Health Wonk Review at Healthcare Technology News

Rich Elmore plays tribute to Senator Kennedy in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review.  Read wonker perspectives on health care reform.

Tags: eHealth

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SPEAKING

Frequent keynoter, speaker, panel moderator at 40+ industry conferences in the past 3 years
Opening keynote speaker – 2004-2009 Healthcare Unbound Conferences
Speaker at corporate events sponsored by:

Guidant
Roche Diagnostics
Centocor
Arizona Hospital Association
Gateway Computer
Connecticut Hospital Association,
Walgreens National Advisory Board
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
HomMed Honeywell
Spacelabs
…and others

Facilitation/consulting experience leading strategic planning sessions for management, Boards and physicians
 
TOPICS – Healthcare Enters the [...]

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RHIOs Emerging From Coma

A subtle but profound shift is occurring in the world of RHIOs/HIEs (Regional Health Information Organizations/Health Information Exchanges).
…and the title of the eHealth Initiative’s Sixth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange says it all:
Migrating Toward Meaningful Use
What’s happening here?

Tags: eHealth, EHR, EMR, HIE, HITECH, meaningful use, RHIO

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“EHR 2.0″ Complimentary Webcast Presentation — BrightTALK e-Health Summit

BrightTALK is sponsoring a complimentary series of e-Health Summit webcasts this Wednesday, July 8.
Here’s a full listing of the six eHealth Summit topics (Eastern Time).  Click on the links to attend any or all of the webcasts.  The series will be recorded for future on-demand access. 
EHR 2.0: Federal HITECH Act Creates Opportunities Beyond EMRs
 

8 Jul 2009 11:00 am
Presenting Vince Kuraitis, [...]

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Markle v. HIMSS: Differing Views of “Meaningful Use” and “Certification”

 
 
 
 
 
 
The forthcoming definition of the “meaningful use” of health information technology will set the direction of the Obama administration’s strategy for health IT adoption, said David Blumenthal, the new national coordinator for health IT. Government HealthIT, April 28, 2009
…but not everyone sees eye-to-eye on the definitions of “meaningful use” and “certification”.  [See the first post in this series [...]

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