Meaningful Use

Leading health indicators about your health and well-being

February 2, 2012     Ron Manderscheid, PhD
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Assigned the task of leading a Subcommittee to make recommendations about which topics should become Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators causes one to pause and reflect.

Concerned about EHR Certifications

October 30, 2011    
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Reader disagrees with Behavioral Healthcare decision to publish EHR vendors "intentions" to certify their products.

e-Prescribing for physicians doesn't have to be difficult

October 30, 2011     Harrison White, LCSW, CPHIT, CPEHR
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Electronic prescribing, also known as e-Prescribing, is a software application that enables prescribers (usually physicians) to complete, transmit, and store prescriptions electronically.

SATVA: New standard essential to interoperable health records

October 4, 2011     John Leipold, PhD and Mike Morris
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Proposed solution would enable enable interoperability of EHRs, together with privacy for sensitive addiction treatment information.

Behavioral health IT: The 'haves' and the 'have nots'

August 11, 2011     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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As many providers yearn for IT help, one early adopter says its EHR system is “mission critical"

Meaningful Use: 'Yes you can!'

May 25, 2011     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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More providers see, some now prove, that meaningful use is achievable

Five key questions about EHR incentive funds

April 27, 2011     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Congress allocated funds, about $20 billion, in the HITECH section of the ARRA to encourage and incentivize health care providers to adopt and

HIE plans draw bipartisan support

March 31, 2011     Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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In the topsy-turvy battle to implement reform, health insurance exchanges get help from both sides of the aisle

ONC provides an EHR certification list you can bank on

January 1, 2011     John Morrissey, Freelance Writer
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Behavioral health providers seeking a duly certified electronic health record (EHR) as the first step to earning federal incentives for using

Will advocates final push to fix EHR incentives be enough?

November 24, 2010     Dennis Grantham, Senior Editor
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Since April, behavioral health advocates have pressed Congress for passage of The Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health

Providers tune into EHR "meaningful use" incentives webcast

September 28, 2010     Dennis Grantham, Senior Editor
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Hundreds of behavioral health providers tuned in Wednesday, September 22 for a detailed presentation, Meaningful use: What you need to know today to

What will 'meaningful use' mean to us?

August 31, 2010     David Raths
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Awaiting legislative changes, some providers move ahead on electronic health records; others stay on the sidelines
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