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- July 2, 2012
AMA Offers Online Tutorial to Help with Health IT
By Michelle Mills on July 2, 2012Read moreThe American Medical Association plans to launch several Web-based tutorials to help physicians integrate health information technology into their practices. The tutorials offered are: e-prescribing, pre-visit planning, and point-of-care documentation. Each of the tutorials focuses on understanding workflow and what changes to expect with new technologies. To read the...
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iPads May Boost Residents’ Efficiency
By Michelle Mills on July 2, 2012Read moreA study from the University of Chicago shows that most internal medicine residents who used iPads to access patient records and coordinate their care cut about an hour per day off their workload. Researchers also found that residents placed orders for patient procedures sooner than when they did not...
- June 28, 2012
CRHC Responds to Supreme Court Decision
By Alicia Haywood on June 28, 2012Read moreAs most of you know (probably ad nauseam at this point), the Supreme Court of the United States delivered their ruling today on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Q. So what happened this morning? A. Ultimately, the ACA was upheld. Likely the most controversial component, the...
- June 28, 2012
Registration and Attestation System and EHR Information Center are Unavailable This Weekend; July 3rd is an Eligible Hospital Deadline
By Michelle Mills on June 28, 2012Read moreAttestation and Registration System and EHR Information Center Availability The Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs Registration and Attestation System will be affected by planned system maintenance starting Friday, June 29th, 12:00 AM ET, through Monday, July 2nd, 7:00 AM ET. Throughout this maintenance window, eligible professionals and...
- June 28, 2012
2013 eRx Payment Adjustment Update
By Michelle Mills on June 28, 2012Read moreOn Thursday March 1, CMS reopened the Quality Reporting Communication Support Page <https://www.qualitynet.org/portal/server.pt/community/communications_support_system/234> to allow individual eligible professionals and CMS-selected group practices the opportunity to request a significant hardship exemption for the 2013 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) payment adjustment. The Communication Support Page will accept hardship exemption requests now through...
- June 28, 2012
Guide to Opinions on the Supreme Court Ruling
By Alicia Haywood on June 28, 2012Read moreIn advance of today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the SCOTUSblog offers up a digest of opinions and predictions. See the digest here or to access their liveblog.
- June 27, 2012
HIPAA Privacy and Security are Essential for Meaningful Use!
By Michelle Mills on June 27, 2012Read moreThe 15th Core Objective for Eligible Providers and the 14th Core Objective for Eligible Hospitals clearly requires HIPAA Privacy and Security with the specific measure defined as: “Conduct or review a security risk analysis per 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1) and implement updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as...
- June 27, 2012
Special Invitation to Join Health IT Leaders in Denver
By Michelle Mills on June 27, 2012Read moreComplimentary Passes are available to join Banner Health, Denver Health, Catholic Health Initiatives & More in Denver The Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) and Colorado Rural Health Center are pleased to once again extend a special invitation to all qualified members to join us at one of the...
- June 25, 2012
Colorado’s Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan
By Alicia Haywood on June 25, 2012Read moreThe Governor’s Office, the Division of Insurance, and the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange will convene a public webinar on Friday, June 29 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM to discuss the process of selecting an Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark plan for Colorado. Colorado will choose an EHB benchmark plan...
- June 21, 2012
Applications for HB12-1052 Advisory Group Due June 22nd
By Alicia Haywood on June 21, 2012Read moreHB12-1052 charges the Colorado Primary Care Office, in the Prevention Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, with designating an Advisory Group composed of representatives of “the affected health care professions and individuals with expertise in health care workforce research, analysis and planning.” Members of...