Health info expert: Time for long-term care providers to raise their hands for inclusion
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 08, 2012
Long-term care providers must collaborate and create partnerships with their acute care counterparts in order to make efficient use of new technology, a health information management expert told listeners...
Use of electronic health records by post-acute providers improves care transitions, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 05, 2012
Long-term and post-acute care providers aren’t eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records, but failing to pursue EHRs would be unwise, experts stress.
CMS releases Stage 2 meaningful use requirements
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 27, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced its second stage of requirements for healthcare providers looking to participate in electronic health records incentive programs.
Governors warn negotiators against shifting costs to states
Jul 13, 2011
Don’t shift federal Medicaid funding obligations onto states. That was the message in a letter the nation’s governors sent to the White House and top lawmakers this week.
Healthcare information will be plentiful for providers at this meeting
Feb 18, 2011
The Healthcare Information Management Systems and Society is hosting its annual conference Sunday through Wednesday in Orlando, FL. More than 400 educational sessions will be offered at HIMMS11, covering...
Federal government releases ‘meaningful use’ rules for healthcare IT
Jul 14, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday disclosed two final rules regarding the “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHR).