The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released a proposed rule on EHR certification late Friday. The rule is a companion to the proposed [...]

CMS stays the course with its proposed rule on stage 2 of the meaningful use EHR incentive program. It confirms a delayed start, shuffles some objectives, and raises the bar on patient engagement.

The meaningful use EHR incentive program continues to build steam, with nearly 19,000 professionals and hospitals registering for the program in November. Nearly 7,000 providers received incentive payments that month, sending year-to-date total payments above $1.8 billion.

The permanent certification program for the meaningful use EHR incentive program will not ring in with the New Year as planned. The Office of the National [...]

The regional extension centers—created through federal grants to help small providers and hospitals select, implement, and use health IT—have several years remaining on their contracts. However, [...]

A year after opening their doors, the federally sponsored health IT regional extension centers have nearly met their recruitment goals. Now the hard part starts…

Allison Viola, AHIMA director of federal relations, discusses the importance of HIM to the success of the REC mission. The path to meaningful use runs through [...]

With EHR technology already in place, Sharp HealthCare in San Diego was in compliance with many of the meaningful use stage 1 requirements from the day the final rule was published. That’s not to say that conforming to all of the criteria is proving to be a breeze.