Monday, February 25, 2013
2013 NYeC Digital Health Conference Call for Proposals
NYeC is seeking speakers for the 2013 Digital Health Conference. Proposals should showcase health IT innovations, use case studies, explore new information technology tools and perspectives, suggest practical applications of existing technologies, and/or highlight the effects of health IT in healthcare advances. We want to hear from thought provoking, engaging speakers who can inspire our audience.
This year we have two types of speaking opportunities: our standard 45-minute to one hour presentation, and a brand new 10-minute talk format. You may apply for one or both types of speaking slots. To submit an application, visit www.digitalhealthconference.com
The deadline for speaker submissions is March 31, 2013 at 11:59 pm ET.
Friday, February 22, 2013
NY RECS Expands Meaningful Use to Support NYS Medicaid Specialists
This is great new for the NYS specialist in need of the guidance these two RECs are equipped to provide. SV
A new REC (Regional Extension Center) program to service
and support Medicaid Specialists in the adoption, implementation, and use of EHRs
ac ross New York State
is being introduced by the two NYS RECs: The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC)
which services the entire state, with the exception of New York City, and New
York City Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH), which provides
services to the five counties within the city. Providers previously ineligible
to receive support from the RECs for earlier Meaningful Use initiatives (offered
and funded via the Office of the National Coordinator) are encouraged to enroll
in this MU extension program. Specialists who may have previously been referred
to as being ‘out-of-scope’ in the original ONC RECs provision will be supported
by this proposal. For more information, or to learn if you qualify for this program
please contact:
Peggy Frizzell, HIT Implementation Project Manager, for NYeC at pfrizzell@nyehealth.org or by phone at (646) 619-6562.
Rebecca Stauffer at rstauffer@health.nyc.gov
NYCREACH
NYeHealthCollaborative
Peggy Frizzell, HIT Implementation Project Manager, for NYeC at pfrizzell@nyehealth.org or by phone at (646) 619-6562.
Rebecca Stauffer at rstauffer@health.nyc.gov
NYCREACH
NYeHealthCollaborative
Friday, February 08, 2013
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs
Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs: An Open, Collaborative Research and Innovation Facility Focused on Better Care for Patients
Other participants from health care, science and academia expected to share insights and pursue solutions that improve health outcomes for people
Optum and Mayo Clinic to combine extensive, de-identified clinical and claims data to help care providers create the most effective approaches to care
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 15, 2013 — Optum and Mayo Clinic today jointly launched Optum Labs, an open, collaborative research and development facility with a singular goal: improving patient care. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Optum Labs provides an environment where the health care industry can come together to combine information and ideas that benefit patients today while also driving long-term improvements in the delivery and quality of care.
Optum and Mayo Clinic will make their information assets, technologies, knowledge tools and scientific expertise available to organizations interested in pursuing practical new solutions to patient care challenges. As the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit medical group practice in the world, Mayo Clinic will also contribute valuable insights directly from patient experiences. Mayo Clinic’s extensive clinical expertise will be instrumental in guiding Optum Labs’ research agenda and applying research results and insights directly to the patient care environment. Combining Mayo Clinic’s extensive clinical insights with Optum’s health care claims information will help doctors better understand all aspects of the patient care experience and refine approaches to care that consistently help patients achieve the best outcomes. Other Optum Labs participants will include academic institutions, life sciences companies, commercial and government payers, and other care providers.
OptumInsight
Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs: An Open, Collaborative Research and Innovation Facility Focused on Better Care for Patients
Other participants from health care, science and academia expected to share insights and pursue solutions that improve health outcomes for people
Optum and Mayo Clinic to combine extensive, de-identified clinical and claims data to help care providers create the most effective approaches to care
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 15, 2013 — Optum and Mayo Clinic today jointly launched Optum Labs, an open, collaborative research and development facility with a singular goal: improving patient care. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Optum Labs provides an environment where the health care industry can come together to combine information and ideas that benefit patients today while also driving long-term improvements in the delivery and quality of care.
Optum and Mayo Clinic will make their information assets, technologies, knowledge tools and scientific expertise available to organizations interested in pursuing practical new solutions to patient care challenges. As the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit medical group practice in the world, Mayo Clinic will also contribute valuable insights directly from patient experiences. Mayo Clinic’s extensive clinical expertise will be instrumental in guiding Optum Labs’ research agenda and applying research results and insights directly to the patient care environment. Combining Mayo Clinic’s extensive clinical insights with Optum’s health care claims information will help doctors better understand all aspects of the patient care experience and refine approaches to care that consistently help patients achieve the best outcomes. Other Optum Labs participants will include academic institutions, life sciences companies, commercial and government payers, and other care providers.
OptumInsight
Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge
Let us know if you submitted a design.
Good Luck. SV
Calling all Developers and Designers:
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NYeC and Health 2.0 Launch
Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge
Designs will be reviewed via public voting.
Submissions due April 11, 2013.
January
15, 2013 (New York, NY) - The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), in partnership with
leading health technology catalyst Health 2.0, invites designers and developers to participate in
the Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge with $25,000 in prizes.
Starting today, designers and developers can submit prototypes for a statewide
Patient Portal for New Yorkers—a website for patients to access their medical
records online. The top portal interface designs will be chosen and voted upon
by New Yorkers after the April 11th deadline.
Developers
will have 11 weeks to work on and then submit a design for the Patient Portal Challenge. To guarantee
patient privacy during the design challenge, developers and designers will be
given a test patient data set to build their applications. They will not have
access to actual health records. Once all of the submissions are received on
April 11th, the New York public will be invited to vote on their favorite
designs from April 11-21. The designs with the strongest responses will be
invited to present their project at two different demo days—one in New York City
in April and another at a location upstate in early May. A winner will be
announced shortly thereafter.
After
the Challenge, NYeC will work with a vendor to build the portal and run it on
behalf of the state on its health information exchange network.
“This
is a chance for developers and designers to advance healthcare for all 20
million New Yorkers. A portal of this size and scope has never before existed,”
said David Whitlinger, Executive Director of NYeC. “Through our Design
Challenge, we hope to inspire applicants to develop truly creative and
user-friendly applications. We look forward to seeing all submissions, and
eventually building this portal so patients throughout the state have full
access to their health records.”
The
patient portal prototypes are required to include features that will allow
patients to log on with a username and password to see their health records
online safely and securely. Once logged in, patients will see a full layout of
their health records, and also have access to a list of medical professionals,
such as their family doctor, who have accessed their health records. The Patient
Portal for New Yorkers will also provide an extensive overview of patient
privacy rights, and address privacy concerns a patient might have about
Electronic Medical Records and Health IT in general.
“Health
2.0 is excited to be partnering with NYeC on this innovative challenge to design
the first statewide patient portal for New York,” said Jean-Luc Neptune, Senior
Vice President of Health 2.0. “The winners will not only make a tremendous
contribution to the development of a patient portal that reaches nearly 20
million people, but also gain significant exposure and recognition for their
achievement through participation in the challenge.”
NYeC
has proudly taken the “Blue Button Pledge,” a pledge through the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services that “empowers individuals to be partners in their
health through health IT” and builds off of the Blue Button program’s success in
improving care coordination for veterans by giving them easy access to their
health data.
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Deadline to
request exemption from ePrescribing penalty is Jan. 31 2013
Physicians who were unable to file
for a Medicare ePrescribing hardship exemption by the original deadline have
until Jan. 31, 2013 to avoid
the 1.5 percent payment penalty in 2013.
Acting upon AMA requests, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has re-opened the Communications Support Web page to allow physicians who
missed the June 30, 2012 deadline to
file for an exemption.
Physicians may request a waiver of
the 2013 penalty under any of the following categories:
- The physician is unable to ePrescribe as a result of local, state or federal law or regulation.
- The physician wrote fewer than 100 prescriptions during the period of Jan. 1–June 30, 2012.
- The physician practices in a rural area that doesn't have sufficient high-speed Internet access.
- The physician practices in an area that doesn't have enough pharmacies that can do ePrescribing.
CMS also added two hardship
categories for those participating in Medicare’s electronic health record
meaningful use program. Physicians do not need to apply for an exemption related
to these meaningful use hardship categories; CMS will automatically determine
whether physicians meet those requirements.
Visit the CMS ePrescribing Web page to learn more. Physicians can contact CMS’s
QualityNet Help Desk at (866) 288-8912 or via email with questions or for
assistance submitting their hardship exemption requests. Support is available
from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. Eastern time
Monday through Friday.
Physicians who use Apple computers
may experience technical problems; CMS encourages them to contact the Help Desk
for assistance.
Hardship exemption requests for the
2014 payment penalty will be accepted during a separate period this
year.
For more information on the Medicare
ePrescribing Program, please visit the AMA’s website (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/health-information-technology/incentive-programs/cms-eprescribing-incentive-program.page).
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Save the Date: April 26, 2013 Annual HIMSS NYS Conference:
Health IT - When Disaster Strikes
The annual HIMSS New York State conference is one of the premier gatherings for those interested in health information technology in our state.
This year's focus will be the role of Health IT in disaster preparation.
New for this year are separate afternoon tracks for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians.
Stay tuned for the official call for speakers and sponsors.
HIMSSNYS
The annual HIMSS New York State conference is one of the premier gatherings for those interested in health information technology in our state.
This year's focus will be the role of Health IT in disaster preparation.
New for this year are separate afternoon tracks for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians.
Stay tuned for the official call for speakers and sponsors.
HIMSSNYS
CMS
Created a New Tipsheet to Help Specialists Meet Meaningful Use
CMS
recognizes that not every meaningful use measure applies to every provider
participating in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. To help
specialty providers successfully meet meaningful use measure requirements and
navigate the EHR Incentive Programs, CMS created the Meaningful Use for Specialists Tipsheet.
Tipsheet
topics include:
- Reporting measure
exclusions;
- Using other
providers' data;
- Determining office
visits for applicable measures; and
- Applying for a
hardship exemption.
The
tipsheet also includes links to resources that can help specialists successfully
participate in the EHR Incentive Programs. For helpful materials you can also
visit the Educational Resources page on the EHR
Incentive Programs website.
Want
more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Dual Identity (Not just for superheroes) Available for phones
One device that can be used at home and at work while keeping both sides secure.
Is there an advantage to having one less device hanging off your belt? Would it help your company's bottom line?
Please participate in our Reader Poll on the subject. SV
Bloomberg News
One device that can be used at home and at work while keeping both sides secure.
Is there an advantage to having one less device hanging off your belt? Would it help your company's bottom line?
Please participate in our Reader Poll on the subject. SV
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
More doctors adopting EHRs to improve patient care and safety
Since 2009, the percentage of doctors using EHRs has increased by 50% and the number e-Prescribing has more than doubled!
Congratulations to the practices that have and are in the process of participating in the transformation of Healthcare Delivery in the US.
For the remaining practices, we need to address the barriers to change whether financial, technical
or procedural. SV
Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) and other computerized tools to help improve care, safety and coordination of health care for patients across the county continue to rise, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) reports in a new data brief.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported that the percentage of doctors adopting electronic health records has increased from 48 percent in 2009 to 72 percent in 2012. The ONC report shows that since 2009, the percent of physicians with computerized capabilities to e-prescribe has more than doubled, from 33 percent to 73 percent. Within the past year, more physicians (56 percent) have the computerized capabilities to engage with patients and their families by providing patients with summaries after visits, an increase of 46 percent.
The data brief, Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Technology to Meet Meaningful Use Objectives, found that since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was enacted in 2009, the percentage of doctors that are meeting five meaningful use core objectives has increased by at least 66 percent. The HITECH Act authorized incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program to eligible professionals and hospitals for the adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR technology. To participate in incentive programs, professionals are required to demonstrate computerized capabilities that meet defined meaningful use objectives. The data are reported from the 2012 mail survey of physicians in the National Electronic Health Record Survey conducted by NCHS.
“The increase in the number of physicians that are adopting EHRs and other computerized capabilities to meet meaningful use objectives related to quality, patient safety and efficiency is encouraging,” said Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator. “Patients are the primary beneficiaries as more and more doctors adopt the use of electronic tools like EHRs.”
The new data brief also shows:
In the past year, the percent of doctors using EHRs meeting nine meaningful use measures increased by at least 21 percent.
As of 2012, two thirds or more of physicians have computerized capability to improve patient safety through electronic tools such as drug interaction checks and electronic medication lists.
Half or more of physicians reported they have adopted computerized tools to meet twelve meaningful use core objectives, and at least two thirds have adopted computerized tools to meet nine measures out of 13. In 2012 there are 15 required measures; the data brief reports on 13 of those measures.
“The the number of doctors adopting EHRs increasing, and more of them are using the technology to meet the objectives that will help them improve care for their patients,” said Dr. Mostashari. “But there is still more work to do before the full promise of health information technology is met.”
HHS
Since 2009, the percentage of doctors using EHRs has increased by 50% and the number e-Prescribing has more than doubled!
Congratulations to the practices that have and are in the process of participating in the transformation of Healthcare Delivery in the US.
For the remaining practices, we need to address the barriers to change whether financial, technical
or procedural. SV
Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) and other computerized tools to help improve care, safety and coordination of health care for patients across the county continue to rise, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) reports in a new data brief.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported that the percentage of doctors adopting electronic health records has increased from 48 percent in 2009 to 72 percent in 2012. The ONC report shows that since 2009, the percent of physicians with computerized capabilities to e-prescribe has more than doubled, from 33 percent to 73 percent. Within the past year, more physicians (56 percent) have the computerized capabilities to engage with patients and their families by providing patients with summaries after visits, an increase of 46 percent.
The data brief, Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Technology to Meet Meaningful Use Objectives, found that since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was enacted in 2009, the percentage of doctors that are meeting five meaningful use core objectives has increased by at least 66 percent. The HITECH Act authorized incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program to eligible professionals and hospitals for the adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR technology. To participate in incentive programs, professionals are required to demonstrate computerized capabilities that meet defined meaningful use objectives. The data are reported from the 2012 mail survey of physicians in the National Electronic Health Record Survey conducted by NCHS.
“The increase in the number of physicians that are adopting EHRs and other computerized capabilities to meet meaningful use objectives related to quality, patient safety and efficiency is encouraging,” said Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator. “Patients are the primary beneficiaries as more and more doctors adopt the use of electronic tools like EHRs.”
The new data brief also shows:
In the past year, the percent of doctors using EHRs meeting nine meaningful use measures increased by at least 21 percent.
As of 2012, two thirds or more of physicians have computerized capability to improve patient safety through electronic tools such as drug interaction checks and electronic medication lists.
Half or more of physicians reported they have adopted computerized tools to meet twelve meaningful use core objectives, and at least two thirds have adopted computerized tools to meet nine measures out of 13. In 2012 there are 15 required measures; the data brief reports on 13 of those measures.
“The the number of doctors adopting EHRs increasing, and more of them are using the technology to meet the objectives that will help them improve care for their patients,” said Dr. Mostashari. “But there is still more work to do before the full promise of health information technology is met.”
HHS
Monday, November 12, 2012
Hurricane Sandy:Helplines Available to Provide Emotional Support to People
Helplines Available to Provide Emotional Support to People Affected by Hurricane Sandy:
NYC residents can access free, confidential crisis counseling through
LifeNet (800-543-3638 and TTY at 212-982-5284),
Spanish LifeNet (800-AYUDESE) and
Asian LifeNet (800-990-8585).
LifeNet, the city’s only accredited,multi-lingual,free and confidential crisis hotline,is run by the Mental Health Association of NYC and supported by the NYCDOHMH.
Residents of any state affected can access free counseling at 800-985-5990 or txt 'TalkWithUs' to 66746 (Spanish-speakers can text 'Hablanos' to 66746).
Special thanks to Mr Frank Winter for the lead.
NYC residents can access free, confidential crisis counseling through
LifeNet (800-543-3638 and TTY at 212-982-5284),
Spanish LifeNet (800-AYUDESE) and
Asian LifeNet (800-990-8585).
LifeNet, the city’s only accredited,multi-lingual,free and confidential crisis hotline,is run by the Mental Health Association of NYC and supported by the NYCDOHMH.
Residents of any state affected can access free counseling at 800-985-5990 or txt 'TalkWithUs' to 66746 (Spanish-speakers can text 'Hablanos' to 66746).
Special thanks to Mr Frank Winter for the lead.
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Look at CMS' 2014 CQM Page and New CQM Resources
Last week, CMS announced the release of the 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs) for providers in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.
Along with posting the specific measures on the 2014 CQMs page, CMS has created additional resources to help providers understand the 2014 CQMs, as well as the specifications for electronic reporting.
Resources include:
- Recommended Core Set webpage— provides recommended core sets of 2014 CQMs, including PDFs for adults and children with details on each core measure
- eSpecifications for 2014 eCQMs for Eligible Professionals— .zip file contains the electronic specifications in a machine readable (xml) and human readable (html) format for the 2014 eCQMs for eligible professionals
- eSpecifications Navigator 2014 eCQMs for Eligible Hospitals— provides access to the electronic specifications in a machine readable (xml) and human readable (html) format for the 2014 eCQMs for eligible hospitals
- Clinical Quality Measures through 2013 webpage— explains CQM reporting requirements before 2014
A full list of all of the available CQM webpages and resources is available in the2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMS) & eCQM Resources document.
Questions about CQMs?
CMS' FAQ system provides helpful questions and answers on many topics in the EHR Incentive Programs. There are several existing CQM FAQs that may help answer your questions.
CMS' FAQ system provides helpful questions and answers on many topics in the EHR Incentive Programs. There are several existing CQM FAQs that may help answer your questions.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Make sure to visit the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Hurricane Sandy: SI Update 11/06/2012: Helpful links
More homes are coming back on line with power and phones, but many families are still in need.
Here is an updated list of helpful links.
FEMA Disaster Assistance Site
FEMA site mobile edition for smartphones etc
FEMA Disaster preparation site, helps you set up a plan in advance
NYS Governor Cuomo's site
NYC OEM Office of Emergency Management
Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Office
NJ Office of Emergency Managment
Crisis Commons techie volunteers
Here is an updated list of helpful links.
FEMA Disaster Assistance Site
FEMA site mobile edition for smartphones etc
FEMA Disaster preparation site, helps you set up a plan in advance
NYS Governor Cuomo's site
NYC OEM Office of Emergency Management
Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Office
NJ Office of Emergency Managment
Crisis Commons techie volunteers
Twitter feeds
#sandy
#sandysafety
#sandysafety
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Hurricane Sandy: Staten Island:Marathon Runners Provide Help
Hundreds of Marathon Runners have come to Staten Island to lend a hand.
https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkRunnersInSupportOfStatenIsland
Thank you Dr Maria Basile for the notice.
https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkRunnersInSupportOfStatenIsland
Thank you Dr Maria Basile for the notice.
Hurricane Sandy: Staten Island Update November 4, 2012
Yesterday, my wife, volunteers and I delivered supplies collected at the Staten Island Heart Society.
We saw multiple congregations of people throughout the affected areas sharing food, supplies and moral support. There were many moving stories of people who did not previously know each other doing what we do best: help those in need. It was very touching to talk to those whose homes were filled with sea water and had most of their belongings destroyed express sympathy for even less fortunate than themselves.
The Staten Island Heart Society is a local drop off site for relief items for the Staten Island Victims of Hurricane Sandy.
We will be open to accept items daily from 10 AM - 2:00 PM.
Please contact us via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Staten-Island-Heart-Society/91570863813 or through our web site at www.siheart.org or phone 718.351.3115
if you need to arrange a different time.
Items needed : Clothing, blankets, flashlights, batteries, water, prepared foods, baby foods and pet foods.
Our collection efforts are in conjunction with the SI Boro President's Office and the Stephen Siller Foundation.
Our hearts and prayers are with all of our families and friend's that have been effected by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath.
Salvatore Volpe MD
Member of the Board of Directors of the Staten Island Heart Society
Additional Links
Crisis Commons
Disaster Assistance
NYC OEM Office of Emergency Management
Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Office
We saw multiple congregations of people throughout the affected areas sharing food, supplies and moral support. There were many moving stories of people who did not previously know each other doing what we do best: help those in need. It was very touching to talk to those whose homes were filled with sea water and had most of their belongings destroyed express sympathy for even less fortunate than themselves.
The Staten Island Heart Society is a local drop off site for relief items for the Staten Island Victims of Hurricane Sandy.
We will be open to accept items daily from 10 AM - 2:00 PM.
Please contact us via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Staten-Island-Heart-Society/91570863813 or through our web site at www.siheart.org or phone 718.351.3115
if you need to arrange a different time.
Items needed : Clothing, blankets, flashlights, batteries, water, prepared foods, baby foods and pet foods.
Our collection efforts are in conjunction with the SI Boro President's Office and the Stephen Siller Foundation.
Our hearts and prayers are with all of our families and friend's that have been effected by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath.
Salvatore Volpe MD
Member of the Board of Directors of the Staten Island Heart Society
Additional Links
Crisis Commons
Disaster Assistance
NYC OEM Office of Emergency Management
Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Office
Saturday, November 03, 2012
CrisisCommons needs volunteers for Sandy and more
Here is a great organization that can focus your creativity and ingenuity to help respond to problems associated with Natural Disasters like Sandy. SV
CrisisCommons is a global community of volunteers from technology, crisis response organizations, government agencies, and citizens that are working together to build and use technology tools to help respond to disasters and improve resiliency and response before a crisis.
CrisisCommons.org
Thanks to Dr Wen Dombowski for this lead.
https://twitter.com/HealthcareWen/status/264775050945757184
CrisisCommons is a global community of volunteers from technology, crisis response organizations, government agencies, and citizens that are working together to build and use technology tools to help respond to disasters and improve resiliency and response before a crisis.
CrisisCommons.org
Thanks to Dr Wen Dombowski for this lead.
https://twitter.com/HealthcareWen/status/264775050945757184
Hurricane Sandy: FEMA link and phone number
My prayers go out to all that have been affected by this and other such cataclysmic events.
It is inspirational to see all the spontaneous volunteer efforts that have started in addition to the Government and established NGOs.
Here is the link and phone number to FEMA resources both local and national.
Share your stories of kindness and generosity with us.
We could all use a little good news. SV
www.disasterassistance.gov or 1800-621-3362 to register with FEMA, for relief. Those with power outages can register to get a $300 food stamp card to replace lost food.
More helpful links
http://www.governor.ny.gov/storm-resources
www.mfema.gov
Twitter:
#sandy
#sandysafety
It is inspirational to see all the spontaneous volunteer efforts that have started in addition to the Government and established NGOs.
Here is the link and phone number to FEMA resources both local and national.
Share your stories of kindness and generosity with us.
We could all use a little good news. SV
www.disasterassistance.gov or 1800-621-3362 to register with FEMA, for relief. Those with power outages can register to get a $300 food stamp card to replace lost food.
More helpful links
http://www.governor.ny.gov/storm-resources
www.mfema.gov
Twitter:
#sandy
#sandysafety
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Health Data sharing across 15 states and multiple organizations coming soon
Health IT Testing Program will Enable Health Data Sharing for More than Half of U.S. Patients and their Providers
More than half the U.S. population and their healthcare providers could soon have access to health data shared across multiple states and systems. A public-private partnership of states, public agencies, federally-funded HIEs and health information technology companies has established a program to test and certify EHRs and other health IT to enable reliable transfer of data within and across organizational and state boundaries. The coalition selected the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) to carry out the testing.High costs, technical differences and long wait times for interface development are barriers to sharing health data among health care providers and across state lines. The coalition of 15 states, 37 technology vendors and 34 HIEs, representing more than 50 percent of the U.S. population, has created a robust, highly automated testing program to verify that, once tested, a system is capable of exchanging health information with many other systems. With this testing, a single set of standardized, easy-to-implement connections can support communication among systems.
The effort is being jointly led by the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup, a New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC)–led consortium of states and vendors; and Healtheway, the newly formed public-private partnership of the eHealth Exchange, a network of 34 public and private organizations representing hundreds of hospitals, thousands of providers and millions of patients across the country.
NYeC
EHR | HIE Interoperability Workgroup
Healtheway and the eHealth Exchange
CCHIT
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Allscripts to discontinue MyWay, Aprima extends a helping hand
Allscripts is offering a free migration for MyWay customers to the Professional product.
Aprima is offering a free conversion to their product upon which MyWay was based.
Let us know what you think of the three products and the transition. SV
The Aprima MyWay Rescue Upgrade Program™ includes:
Allscripts Professional
Aprima
Aprima is offering a free conversion to their product upon which MyWay was based.
Let us know what you think of the three products and the transition. SV
The Aprima MyWay Rescue Upgrade Program™ includes:
- Free Aprima licenses – no need to repurchase software
- Same look and feel with nearly 1,000 enhancements
- Minimal learning curve of new features
- Minimal to no downtime
- Existing data remains intact; this is a proven product upgrade, not a conversion
- U.S.-based support
- CCHIT and ONC-certified EMR
Allscripts Professional
Aprima
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Deadline: Medicare EHR Incentive (Meaningful Use) Program: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Medicare EHR Incentive (Meaningful Use)
Program Deadline for 2012
Be sure to not to miss this final reporting period opportunity.
Check out the link to the Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator. SV
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, is the last day for eligible professionals (EPs) to begin 90-day reporting period for this program, for calendar year 2012. EPs begin their consecutive 90-day reporting period by October 3rd in order to attest to meeting meaningful use and be eligible to receive an incentive payment for CY 2012.
It's also the last day they can start participating and receive their maximum possible Medicare incentive payment: This is the last year that EPs can begin participation in the EHR Incentive Program and get the full Medicare incentives of $44,000 per EP. If first-year Medicare EPs have not started their 90-day reporting period by October 3, 2012, they will not be eligible for a calendar year 2012 payment; they can only receive $39,000 in Medicare incentives if they successfully participate in 2013.
Attestation Calculator
Be sure to not to miss this final reporting period opportunity.
Check out the link to the Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator. SV
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, is the last day for eligible professionals (EPs) to begin 90-day reporting period for this program, for calendar year 2012. EPs begin their consecutive 90-day reporting period by October 3rd in order to attest to meeting meaningful use and be eligible to receive an incentive payment for CY 2012.
It's also the last day they can start participating and receive their maximum possible Medicare incentive payment: This is the last year that EPs can begin participation in the EHR Incentive Program and get the full Medicare incentives of $44,000 per EP. If first-year Medicare EPs have not started their 90-day reporting period by October 3, 2012, they will not be eligible for a calendar year 2012 payment; they can only receive $39,000 in Medicare incentives if they successfully participate in 2013.
Attestation Calculator
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wellpoint/Empire Blue: PCMH improves quality,reduces costs
Here is a new study supporting the proposition that PCMH practices can improve the quality of healthcare and reduce costs:
improved screening
reduced use of antibiotics for non-bacterial infections
reduced hospitalizations and ER visits
$93 or 15% reduction in costs PMPM
SV
Study:The American Journal of Managed Care
Press Release 1
Press Release 2
Study:The American Journal of Managed Care
Press Release 1
Press Release 2
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
MedAllies will manage the NYS DIRECT Solution
NY continues to be at forefront of Health Information Technology.
Congratulations to Dr John Blair and his team. SV
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has chosen MedAllies to operate the "Direct Solution" on the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY). Similar to a highly secure email, Direct allows healthcare providers to seamlessly send data from one provider directly to another who is caring for the same patient.
The Direct Solution is one of three services that will be offered statewide via the SHIN-NY. The others are Patient Record Look-Up and Alerts. Direct operates like a highly secure email, whereas Patient Record Look-Up functions like
a highly secure search engine, allowing only those healthcare providers a patient has consented for to access their health information. Alerts allows providers to subscribe to a function that alerts them when data is posted about their patients. For example, it would let a primary care provider know his or her patient has just been admitted to an emergency department.
MEDALLIES
SHIN-NY Press Release
NY continues to be at forefront of Health Information Technology.
Congratulations to Dr John Blair and his team. SV
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has chosen MedAllies to operate the "Direct Solution" on the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY). Similar to a highly secure email, Direct allows healthcare providers to seamlessly send data from one provider directly to another who is caring for the same patient.
The Direct Solution is one of three services that will be offered statewide via the SHIN-NY. The others are Patient Record Look-Up and Alerts. Direct operates like a highly secure email, whereas Patient Record Look-Up functions like
a highly secure search engine, allowing only those healthcare providers a patient has consented for to access their health information. Alerts allows providers to subscribe to a function that alerts them when data is posted about their patients. For example, it would let a primary care provider know his or her patient has just been admitted to an emergency department.
MEDALLIES
SHIN-NY Press Release
Sunday, September 16, 2012
October 15-16 2012 Digital Health Conference program & speakers announced.
Join health IT thought leaders and innovators who are helping to shape the future of healthcare.
The NY eHealth Collaborative Digital Health Conference is an exclusive gathering of health IT leaders to network, innovate and discuss new technologies.
Agenda and Registration
Join health IT thought leaders and innovators who are helping to shape the future of healthcare.
The NY eHealth Collaborative Digital Health Conference is an exclusive gathering of health IT leaders to network, innovate and discuss new technologies.
Agenda and Registration
PSA:PCMH can lead to increased quality, decreased costs and increase staff satisfaction
Here is an excellent article featuring Group Health Cooperative.
Not only do they share information on their results, they offer "blueprints" on replicating their success. SV
Health Affairs
Here is an excellent article featuring Group Health Cooperative.
Not only do they share information on their results, they offer "blueprints" on replicating their success. SV
Health Affairs
Thursday, September 13, 2012
HIMSS13 registration is now open. Health IT - it's on!
2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition
March 3 - 7, 2013
New Orleans, LA
This promises to be another great conference. Hotel rooms go fast. Make your reservations soon. SV
Registration Link
2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition
March 3 - 7, 2013
New Orleans, LA
This promises to be another great conference. Hotel rooms go fast. Make your reservations soon. SV
Registration Link
Friday, August 24, 2012
New Meaningful Use Stage 2 Web Page on the EHR Incentive Programs Website
On August 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The rule provides new criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to successfully participate in the EHR Incentive Programs.
CMS recently updated the EHR Incentive Programs website with a new Stage 2 section, which provides helpful information on the Stage 2 final rule and how it affects the EHR Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 page includes an overview of the final rule and links to Stage 2 resources:
Stage 2 Overview Tipsheet – Provides an overview of the rule, including important dates, basic requirements, new audiences, and additional Stage 2 resources
Stage 1 vs. Stage 2 Comparison Tables – Compares basic requirements of Stage 1 versus Stage 2 for both EPs and eligible hospitals
Stage 1 Changes Tipsheet – Outlines major changes to Stage 1 included in the rule
Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions Tipsheets – Details the schedule and percentages of the payment adjustments, as well as information about hardship exemptions for both EPs and eligible hospitals
2014 Clinical Quality Measures Tipsheet – An overview of the 2014 CQM requirements that will apply to all providers, regardless of their stage of meaningful use
CMS will continue to provide resources for providers on Stage 2 rule and the EHR Incentive Programs. Visit the Stage 2 page to view upcoming webinars and sessions discussing Stage 2 and the different changes occurring.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
On August 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The rule provides new criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to successfully participate in the EHR Incentive Programs.
CMS recently updated the EHR Incentive Programs website with a new Stage 2 section, which provides helpful information on the Stage 2 final rule and how it affects the EHR Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 page includes an overview of the final rule and links to Stage 2 resources:
Stage 2 Overview Tipsheet – Provides an overview of the rule, including important dates, basic requirements, new audiences, and additional Stage 2 resources
Stage 1 vs. Stage 2 Comparison Tables – Compares basic requirements of Stage 1 versus Stage 2 for both EPs and eligible hospitals
Stage 1 Changes Tipsheet – Outlines major changes to Stage 1 included in the rule
Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions Tipsheets – Details the schedule and percentages of the payment adjustments, as well as information about hardship exemptions for both EPs and eligible hospitals
2014 Clinical Quality Measures Tipsheet – An overview of the 2014 CQM requirements that will apply to all providers, regardless of their stage of meaningful use
CMS will continue to provide resources for providers on Stage 2 rule and the EHR Incentive Programs. Visit the Stage 2 page to view upcoming webinars and sessions discussing Stage 2 and the different changes occurring.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
CMS Webinar Providing a Detailed Look at Stage 1 of the EHR Incentive Programs on August 14
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) are holding a free and open webinar on the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs on August 14, 2012, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET.
Description:
The webinar, CMS Presents: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs - Stage 1 Meaningful Use, Deep Dive, will provide an overview of how the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are structured and administered, and will provide key insights for providers regarding Stage 1 of meaningful use.
Presenter:
Robert Anthony, a Health Specialist in the Office of E-Health Standards and Services at CMS, will present on details about Stage 1 requirements. He contributes to policy development and implementation of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
To Register:
Interested individuals can register online.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) are holding a free and open webinar on the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs on August 14, 2012, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET.
Description:
The webinar, CMS Presents: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs - Stage 1 Meaningful Use, Deep Dive, will provide an overview of how the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are structured and administered, and will provide key insights for providers regarding Stage 1 of meaningful use.
Presenter:
Robert Anthony, a Health Specialist in the Office of E-Health Standards and Services at CMS, will present on details about Stage 1 requirements. He contributes to policy development and implementation of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.
To Register:
Interested individuals can register online.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Monday, August 06, 2012
Massachusetts first in nation Medicaid funded statewide health information exchange with $16.9M
Connections improve communications which improves efficiency and patient safety. SV
$16.9M approved by Obama Administration to support health care information highway, paving the way for integrated care and cost containment
BOSTON -- The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts is moving forward with its statewide Health Information Exchange, which will create a health care information highway, paving the way forward for integrated care and cost containment efforts. The Obama Administration approved $16.9 million for the project, which will allow providers, hospitals and others involved in patient care to exchange clinical data via a secure statewide network.
Connections improve communications which improves efficiency and patient safety. SV
$16.9M approved by Obama Administration to support health care information highway, paving the way for integrated care and cost containment
BOSTON -- The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts is moving forward with its statewide Health Information Exchange, which will create a health care information highway, paving the way forward for integrated care and cost containment efforts. The Obama Administration approved $16.9 million for the project, which will allow providers, hospitals and others involved in patient care to exchange clinical data via a secure statewide network.
Friday, July 20, 2012
New ACOs Announced; Eight in New York
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 89 new accountable care organizations (ACO) to the Medicare Shared Saving Program. With these new ACOs, the number of providers participating in Medicare Shared Savings initiatives now totals 154.
The following nine ACOSs are New York based:
•Accountable Care Coalition of Syracuse, LLC, located in Syracuse, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 105 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Asian American Accountable Care Organization, located in New York City, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 239 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Balance Accountable Care Network, located in New York City, is comprised of hospitals and networks of individual ACO practices, with 1,069 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Beacon Health Partners, LLP, located in Manhasset, New York, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 261 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Chautauqua Region Associated Medical Partners, LLC, located in Jamestown, New York, is comprised of partnerships between hospitals and ACO professionals, with 35 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York and Pennsylvania.
•Healthcare Provider ACO, Inc., located in Garden City, New York, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 395 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Mount Sinai Care, LLC, located in New York City, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices and a hospital(s) employing ACO professionals, with 2,249 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•ProHEALTH Accountable Care Medical Group, PLLC, located in Lake Success, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 281 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•WESTMED Medical Group, PC, located in Purchase, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 250 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut and New York.
Meanwhile, applications for the next round of ACOs will open Aug. 1 for organizations that want to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings program, starting Jan. 1, 2013.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 89 new accountable care organizations (ACO) to the Medicare Shared Saving Program. With these new ACOs, the number of providers participating in Medicare Shared Savings initiatives now totals 154.
The following nine ACOSs are New York based:
•Accountable Care Coalition of Syracuse, LLC, located in Syracuse, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 105 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Asian American Accountable Care Organization, located in New York City, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 239 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Balance Accountable Care Network, located in New York City, is comprised of hospitals and networks of individual ACO practices, with 1,069 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Beacon Health Partners, LLP, located in Manhasset, New York, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 261 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Chautauqua Region Associated Medical Partners, LLC, located in Jamestown, New York, is comprised of partnerships between hospitals and ACO professionals, with 35 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York and Pennsylvania.
•Healthcare Provider ACO, Inc., located in Garden City, New York, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 395 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•Mount Sinai Care, LLC, located in New York City, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices and a hospital(s) employing ACO professionals, with 2,249 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•ProHEALTH Accountable Care Medical Group, PLLC, located in Lake Success, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 281 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.
•WESTMED Medical Group, PC, located in Purchase, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 250 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut and New York.
Meanwhile, applications for the next round of ACOs will open Aug. 1 for organizations that want to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings program, starting Jan. 1, 2013.
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC)Webinar, July 16th: Everything You Wanted to Know to Apply to the CPC Initiative
The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative is a multi-payer program created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to foster collaboration with payers to strengthen primary care. Medicare has worked with several commercial and state health insurance plans to develop bonus payments to primary care doctors who better coordinate the care of their patients. The Capital District and Hudson Valley Regions of New York were selected as focus regions at this time. Primary care practices in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties are invited to apply to participate in this initiative. 75 practices will be selected.
Selected practices will receive a $20 (average) per-beneficiary per-month care management fee on behalf of aligned Medicare beneficiaries who receive care in selected practices, as well as an opportunity to earn shared savings; aligned private payers are each offering their own monthly support payments and an opportunity to earn shared savings to practices in their networks.
CMS is hosting a webinar that will provide information about the program:
July 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. ET– Everything You Wanted to Know to Apply to the CPC initiative. Click Here to register.
Additional information can be found on the CMS Innovation Center website.
The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative is a multi-payer program created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to foster collaboration with payers to strengthen primary care. Medicare has worked with several commercial and state health insurance plans to develop bonus payments to primary care doctors who better coordinate the care of their patients. The Capital District and Hudson Valley Regions of New York were selected as focus regions at this time. Primary care practices in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties are invited to apply to participate in this initiative. 75 practices will be selected.
Selected practices will receive a $20 (average) per-beneficiary per-month care management fee on behalf of aligned Medicare beneficiaries who receive care in selected practices, as well as an opportunity to earn shared savings; aligned private payers are each offering their own monthly support payments and an opportunity to earn shared savings to practices in their networks.
CMS is hosting a webinar that will provide information about the program:
July 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. ET– Everything You Wanted to Know to Apply to the CPC initiative. Click Here to register.
Additional information can be found on the CMS Innovation Center website.
NYC REACH hosting a FREE EHR Vendor Fair July 18th
Attend on July 18th to find the perfect EHR for your practice.
NYC REACH, the federally designated regional extension center for New York City, is hosting a free electronic health record (EHR) vendor fair on July 18th from 4:30-8:00 p.m. in downtown Manhattan. All providers, nurses, physician and medical assistants, as well as office managers and their support staff, are encouraged to attend to learn how EHRs can prepare medical practices for the future. Don’t miss this opportunity to view an array of products, attend vendor demonstrations, consult with NYC REACH representatives, learn about incentives, and network with other practices over complimentary refreshments.
To register and for more information, visit www.nycreach-vendorfair.eventbrite.com.
Attend on July 18th to find the perfect EHR for your practice.
NYC REACH, the federally designated regional extension center for New York City, is hosting a free electronic health record (EHR) vendor fair on July 18th from 4:30-8:00 p.m. in downtown Manhattan. All providers, nurses, physician and medical assistants, as well as office managers and their support staff, are encouraged to attend to learn how EHRs can prepare medical practices for the future. Don’t miss this opportunity to view an array of products, attend vendor demonstrations, consult with NYC REACH representatives, learn about incentives, and network with other practices over complimentary refreshments.
To register and for more information, visit www.nycreach-vendorfair.eventbrite.com.
Thursday, July 05, 2012
NYS MRT (Medicaid Redesign Team) Waiver/PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home)Comment Request
I am posting an email request from Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO, Primary Care Development Corporation. She and her organization have many great accomplishments. Please consider contributing to the advancement to PCMH in NYS. SV
Dear Colleague,
I am writing to you because I know you have a strong belief in the power of primary care, particularly as it is organized in a "Patient Centered Medical Home" model, to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs.
We now have a singularly important opportunity to invest in primary care and the medical home model through a $10 billion “MRT (Medicaid Redesign Team) Waiver” that New York State is pursuing. We are very encouraged that the MRT Waiver framework includes initiatives to expand primary care, health homes, and the medical home model. But we need your help to ensure that sufficient funding in the final waiver is dedicated to these important priorities. We are now in a very short public comment period (ending around July 15).
If you want to make sure New York invests in an integrated care environment with a sufficient patient-centered primary care at its core, please let the Department of Health know. You can email the “Waiver Team” through this website (we can then track correspondence). Please tell DOH what you think is needed to expand the medical home model. We have some suggestions on the website www.nyprimarcarehome.org, but feel free to make your own recommendations too.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Dan Lowenstein, PCDC Director of Public Affairs, at dlowenstein@pcdc.org, 212-437-3942.
Sincerely,
Ronda
Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO
Primary Care Development Corporation
Ronda Kotelchuck
Chief Executive Officer
Primary Care Development Corporation
22 Cortlandt Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007
P: (212) 437-3917
F: (212) 693-1860
E: rkotelchuck@pcdc.org
W: www.pcdc.org
I am posting an email request from Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO, Primary Care Development Corporation. She and her organization have many great accomplishments. Please consider contributing to the advancement to PCMH in NYS. SV
Dear Colleague,
I am writing to you because I know you have a strong belief in the power of primary care, particularly as it is organized in a "Patient Centered Medical Home" model, to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs.
We now have a singularly important opportunity to invest in primary care and the medical home model through a $10 billion “MRT (Medicaid Redesign Team) Waiver” that New York State is pursuing. We are very encouraged that the MRT Waiver framework includes initiatives to expand primary care, health homes, and the medical home model. But we need your help to ensure that sufficient funding in the final waiver is dedicated to these important priorities. We are now in a very short public comment period (ending around July 15).
If you want to make sure New York invests in an integrated care environment with a sufficient patient-centered primary care at its core, please let the Department of Health know. You can email the “Waiver Team” through this website (we can then track correspondence). Please tell DOH what you think is needed to expand the medical home model. We have some suggestions on the website www.nyprimarcarehome.org, but feel free to make your own recommendations too.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Dan Lowenstein, PCDC Director of Public Affairs, at dlowenstein@pcdc.org, 212-437-3942.
Sincerely,
Ronda
Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO
Primary Care Development Corporation
Ronda Kotelchuck
Chief Executive Officer
Primary Care Development Corporation
22 Cortlandt Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10007
P: (212) 437-3917
F: (212) 693-1860
E: rkotelchuck@pcdc.org
W: www.pcdc.org
Thursday, June 28, 2012
JAMA: PCMH at federally funded health centers cost more
Unfortunately savings related to hospitalization, ER visits, medications and patient work productivity were not addressed. SV
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197012
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197016
http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=779243&cid=PRAC
Unfortunately savings related to hospitalization, ER visits, medications and patient work productivity were not addressed. SV
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197012
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197016
http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=779243&cid=PRAC
Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to affirm the Affordable Care Act with Individual Mandate
Individual Mandate treated as a tax.
Tell us what you think about the ruling. sv
Link to 193 page decision
Individual Mandate treated as a tax.
Tell us what you think about the ruling. sv
Link to 193 page decision
GAO Report: Majority of Medicare Physicians are using EHRS
Cudos to the ONC! Since the inception of the incentive program, the number of physicians documenting E/M codes with an EHR has doubled. Now let's get Interoperablity and Lab data exchanged hammered down. SV
Use of Electronic Health Record Systems in 2011 Among Medicare Physicians Providing Evaluation and Management Services
They found that 57 percent of Medicare physicians used an EHR system at their primary practice location in 2011. Twenty-two percent of physicians first began using EHR systems to document E/M services in 2011, the year that CMS commenced its incentive program. Additionally, three of every four Medicare physicians with an EHR system used a certified system to document E/M services. Finally, although many EHR systems can assist physicians in assigning codes for E/M services, we found that most Medicare physicians manually assigned E/M codes.
GAO
Report
Cudos to the ONC! Since the inception of the incentive program, the number of physicians documenting E/M codes with an EHR has doubled. Now let's get Interoperablity and Lab data exchanged hammered down. SV
Use of Electronic Health Record Systems in 2011 Among Medicare Physicians Providing Evaluation and Management Services
They found that 57 percent of Medicare physicians used an EHR system at their primary practice location in 2011. Twenty-two percent of physicians first began using EHR systems to document E/M services in 2011, the year that CMS commenced its incentive program. Additionally, three of every four Medicare physicians with an EHR system used a certified system to document E/M services. Finally, although many EHR systems can assist physicians in assigning codes for E/M services, we found that most Medicare physicians manually assigned E/M codes.
GAO
Report
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
PSA:NCQA 2008 SURVEY TOOL DEADLINE
June 30 2012 will be the last day NCQA will be selling the 2008 PPC-PCMH survey tools.
Thereafter, only the 2011 survey tool will be available.
(HINT:2008 is easier) SV
NCQA
June 30 2012 will be the last day NCQA will be selling the 2008 PPC-PCMH survey tools.
Thereafter, only the 2011 survey tool will be available.
(HINT:2008 is easier) SV
NCQA
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Linkedin Password Breach
Here's a link to the Linkedin Blog.
Consider changing your passwords. SV
Linkedin
Here's a link to the Linkedin Blog.
Consider changing your passwords. SV
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Provider Education Video Presentations Now Available on the CMS YouTube Channel
Google plus Government: Free Educational Material. Check it out. SV
CMS
Google plus Government: Free Educational Material. Check it out. SV
CMS
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Team USA: Olympics EHRs for Athletes
Bravo. The US Olympics Committee is also on board with EHRs! SV
The United States Olympic Committee announced today that, for the http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffirst time, it will use electronic medical records (EMR) for managing athlete care. The USOC will use GE’s Centricity* Practice Solution, an integrated EMR and practice management product, to manage the care of more than 700 athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as for 3,000 additional records maintained by USOC staff. The technology will replace pallets of paper records historically shipped by the USOC to the Games and will provide doctors with faster access to athletes’ medical records– ultimately supporting the doctor’s ability to provide more targeted care.
http://www.teamusa.org/For-the-Media/News.aspx
Bravo. The US Olympics Committee is also on board with EHRs! SV
The United States Olympic Committee announced today that, for the http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffirst time, it will use electronic medical records (EMR) for managing athlete care. The USOC will use GE’s Centricity* Practice Solution, an integrated EMR and practice management product, to manage the care of more than 700 athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as for 3,000 additional records maintained by USOC staff. The technology will replace pallets of paper records historically shipped by the USOC to the Games and will provide doctors with faster access to athletes’ medical records– ultimately supporting the doctor’s ability to provide more targeted care.
http://www.teamusa.org/For-the-Media/News.aspx
Sunday, May 27, 2012
AACP PCMH Diabetes Presentation at St. John's University (Queens) May 30 2012
This is a great program that highlights the benefits of cooperative activity between
pharmacists, physicians and other primary care providers.
Be sure to attend and share your impressions here. SV
AACP
Register here
Agenda
Research has identified that the gap that exists in providing the type of health services that can improve health outcomes is often ineffective systems of care and that 80 percent of medical errors are deemed to be system driven. To assist clinicians and health administrators identify and resolve systems-based barriers to optimal medication use, this educational program will introduce participants to a proven framework for managing performance improvement developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
Meeting Agenda
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Framing, Medication Use in the Medical Home - Todd Sorensen / Buzz Kerr
9:15 a.m. The Breakthrough Model for Improvement - Mark Loafman
9:30 a.m. Case Study – Local Organization in Action - Local Presenter
9:45 a.m. Engaging Physicians - Mark Loafman
10:00 a.m. Participant Roundtable Discussions
10:15 a.m. Break
10:35 a.m. Leadership and the Performance Improvement Team - Todd Sorensen
11:00 a.m. Defining the Population of Focus – The Case for Diabetes - Zandra Glenn
11:25 a.m. Understanding the PDSA Cycle - Mark Loafman
11:50 a.m. Participant Roundtable Discussions
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Creating and Sharing a Vision for Improved Medication Use - Todd Sorensen
1:30 p.m. The Role of Measurement in Performance Improvement - Zandra Glenn / Local Team
2:00 p.m. Participant Roundtables
2:15 p.m. The Role of QIOs in the PSPC and Beyond - QIO Presenter
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: Committing to Action and Developing a Performance Improvement Story - Mark Loafman/Zandra Glenn
Breakout #2: Performance Improvement and Interprofessional Education - Buzz Kerr
3:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Concluding Remarks - Todd Sorensen / Buzz Kerr
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
This is a great program that highlights the benefits of cooperative activity between
pharmacists, physicians and other primary care providers.
Be sure to attend and share your impressions here. SV
AACP
Register here
Agenda
Research has identified that the gap that exists in providing the type of health services that can improve health outcomes is often ineffective systems of care and that 80 percent of medical errors are deemed to be system driven. To assist clinicians and health administrators identify and resolve systems-based barriers to optimal medication use, this educational program will introduce participants to a proven framework for managing performance improvement developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
Meeting Agenda
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Framing, Medication Use in the Medical Home - Todd Sorensen / Buzz Kerr
9:15 a.m. The Breakthrough Model for Improvement - Mark Loafman
9:30 a.m. Case Study – Local Organization in Action - Local Presenter
9:45 a.m. Engaging Physicians - Mark Loafman
10:00 a.m. Participant Roundtable Discussions
10:15 a.m. Break
10:35 a.m. Leadership and the Performance Improvement Team - Todd Sorensen
11:00 a.m. Defining the Population of Focus – The Case for Diabetes - Zandra Glenn
11:25 a.m. Understanding the PDSA Cycle - Mark Loafman
11:50 a.m. Participant Roundtable Discussions
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Creating and Sharing a Vision for Improved Medication Use - Todd Sorensen
1:30 p.m. The Role of Measurement in Performance Improvement - Zandra Glenn / Local Team
2:00 p.m. Participant Roundtables
2:15 p.m. The Role of QIOs in the PSPC and Beyond - QIO Presenter
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: Committing to Action and Developing a Performance Improvement Story - Mark Loafman/Zandra Glenn
Breakout #2: Performance Improvement and Interprofessional Education - Buzz Kerr
3:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Concluding Remarks - Todd Sorensen / Buzz Kerr
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
GAO Report on CMS EHR Incentive Programs
Four major recommendations to verify providers have met program requirements.
Tell us what you think of the report and recommendations. SV
GAO
Four major recommendations to verify providers have met program requirements.
Tell us what you think of the report and recommendations. SV
GAO
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
MADE IN NY DIGITAL MAP
For my fellow New Yorkers and fans of the Empire State, here is great view what's going on here. SV
The Made in NY Digital Map is a visual testament to the vibrant state of New York's digital industry - showing a powerful constellation of over 500 homegrown startups, investors and coworking spaces across the five boroughs. Browse by neighborhood, review job postings, or add your own startup to the digital landscape - the Made in NY Map is a living resource that reflects New York City's dynamic innovation ecosystem.
Led by Mayor Bloomberg's commitment to realize New York City's digital potential, the Made in NY Digital Map was created by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment in partnership with Internet Week NY and the New York Tech Meetup. Distribution of the map was also made possible thanks to the Association for a Better New York.
Made In NY
For my fellow New Yorkers and fans of the Empire State, here is great view what's going on here. SV
The Made in NY Digital Map is a visual testament to the vibrant state of New York's digital industry - showing a powerful constellation of over 500 homegrown startups, investors and coworking spaces across the five boroughs. Browse by neighborhood, review job postings, or add your own startup to the digital landscape - the Made in NY Map is a living resource that reflects New York City's dynamic innovation ecosystem.
Led by Mayor Bloomberg's commitment to realize New York City's digital potential, the Made in NY Digital Map was created by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment in partnership with Internet Week NY and the New York Tech Meetup. Distribution of the map was also made possible thanks to the Association for a Better New York.
Made In NY
Thursday, May 10, 2012
CMS Has Posted Information on Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
In compliance with the HITECH Act's requirement, CMS has posted the names, business phone numbers, and business addresses of Medicare eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that have successfully demonstrated meaningful use and received a payment as of March 2012. Medicare EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAH's were able to verify and edit their business phone numbers and addresses during the registration process. CMS has not posted information on group practices, as incentive payments are not provided at the group practice level.
Beginning this month, CMS is posting two file formats of Medicare EHR Incentive Program payment recipients. One format is a searchable PDF, and the other is a tabular downloadable CSV file that can be opened in many common spreadsheet programs. This CSV file can also be used to sort information about recipients, for example, by medical specialty or the state in which they practice. Use the links below to access the PDF and CSV files.
CSV Files
EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
Hospital Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
PDF Files
EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
Hospital Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
In compliance with the HITECH Act's requirement, CMS has posted the names, business phone numbers, and business addresses of Medicare eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that have successfully demonstrated meaningful use and received a payment as of March 2012. Medicare EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAH's were able to verify and edit their business phone numbers and addresses during the registration process. CMS has not posted information on group practices, as incentive payments are not provided at the group practice level.
Beginning this month, CMS is posting two file formats of Medicare EHR Incentive Program payment recipients. One format is a searchable PDF, and the other is a tabular downloadable CSV file that can be opened in many common spreadsheet programs. This CSV file can also be used to sort information about recipients, for example, by medical specialty or the state in which they practice. Use the links below to access the PDF and CSV files.
CSV Files
EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
Hospital Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
PDF Files
EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
Hospital Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
New York Digital Health Accelerator Information & Networking Event
May 10, 2012 | 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm EST
The TimesCenter, New York, NY
The program will begin at 5:15 pm SHARP
Register Today!
There will be streaming this event LIVE – Click here to watch on May 10!
May 10, 2012 | 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm EST
The TimesCenter, New York, NY
The program will begin at 5:15 pm SHARP
Register Today!
There will be streaming this event LIVE – Click here to watch on May 10!
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Western New York HIT Symposium Thriving In Constant Change
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm
Location: Roberts Wesleyan College, Cultural Life Center
2301 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14624
Program includes:
Surviving the ICD-10 Conversion
Meaningful Use Stage 2
Networking Opportunities
Vendors
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Buffet included
• Keynote “Meaningful Use Stage 2” – Ken Ong (CMIO, New York Hospital Queens)
Registration Information
HIMSS Members & Affiliates: $75
Student Members: $35
General Public: $100
Click Here to Register
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm
Location: Roberts Wesleyan College, Cultural Life Center
2301 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14624
Program includes:
Surviving the ICD-10 Conversion
Meaningful Use Stage 2
Networking Opportunities
Vendors
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Buffet included
• Keynote “Meaningful Use Stage 2” – Ken Ong (CMIO, New York Hospital Queens)
Registration Information
HIMSS Members & Affiliates: $75
Student Members: $35
General Public: $100
Click Here to Register
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Join us at the New York State HIMSS Advocacy Day May 14, 2012
Sign-up to participate in our 2012 New York HIMSS Advocacy event
Monday May 14, 2012 from 1 – 5pm
Legislative Office Building
198 State Street
Albany, NY 12210
Sign up here
Sign-up to participate in our 2012 New York HIMSS Advocacy event
Monday May 14, 2012 from 1 – 5pm
Legislative Office Building
198 State Street
Albany, NY 12210
Sign up here
Friday, April 27, 2012
HIMSS NYS MINI-HIMSS was a success!
Thanks to to all the attendees, volunteers, speakers and vendors for making the event such a success.
Stay tuned at HIMSS NYS for future events. SV
Thanks to to all the attendees, volunteers, speakers and vendors for making the event such a success.
Stay tuned at HIMSS NYS for future events. SV
Thursday, April 26, 2012
NY Digital Health Accelerator Launched – Applications Being Accepted!
The New York eHealth Collaborative along with the New York City Investment Fund and the NYS Department of Health, has launched the New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA) to fund 12 early- and growth-stage companies that are developing cutting-edge technology products in care coordination, patient engagement, analytics, and message alerts for healthcare providers.
The program’s participating providers are actively looking for new technology products that will help them effectively implement the new Health Home model, which is part of New York’s Medicaid redesign initiative. Approximately 975,000 patients with multiple chronic illnesses are being transitioned from fee-for-service to this new managed care model.
Program Features
• 12 tech companies accepted into the 9 month program will receive direct mentorship and feedback from senior-level executives at a broad network of provider organizations in New York State.
• The program will provide up to $300,000 of funding per company from a syndicate of leading venture capital and strategic investors.
• Selected companies will have priority access to the technology platform that is connecting electronic health records across New York State, the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY).
• A leadership program which provides an opportunity to interact with a network of healthcare leaders, successful entrepreneurs and investors.
Who Should Apply
• We are interested in early- and growth-stage companies where access to clinical and technical feedback from provider organizations could have a meaningful impact on the company’s development prospects.
• At a minimum, the company should have a beta version of its technology.
Apply at www.DigitalHealthAccelerator.org The deadline to apply is June 1, 2012
The New York eHealth Collaborative along with the New York City Investment Fund and the NYS Department of Health, has launched the New York Digital Health Accelerator (NYDHA) to fund 12 early- and growth-stage companies that are developing cutting-edge technology products in care coordination, patient engagement, analytics, and message alerts for healthcare providers.
The program’s participating providers are actively looking for new technology products that will help them effectively implement the new Health Home model, which is part of New York’s Medicaid redesign initiative. Approximately 975,000 patients with multiple chronic illnesses are being transitioned from fee-for-service to this new managed care model.
Program Features
• 12 tech companies accepted into the 9 month program will receive direct mentorship and feedback from senior-level executives at a broad network of provider organizations in New York State.
• The program will provide up to $300,000 of funding per company from a syndicate of leading venture capital and strategic investors.
• Selected companies will have priority access to the technology platform that is connecting electronic health records across New York State, the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY).
• A leadership program which provides an opportunity to interact with a network of healthcare leaders, successful entrepreneurs and investors.
Who Should Apply
• We are interested in early- and growth-stage companies where access to clinical and technical feedback from provider organizations could have a meaningful impact on the company’s development prospects.
• At a minimum, the company should have a beta version of its technology.
Apply at www.DigitalHealthAccelerator.org The deadline to apply is June 1, 2012
EHR users not attesting to Meaningful Use because of EHRs?
A Health Affairs Article found a surprising percentage of practices that were ready to attest but did not due to limitations of their EHRs. SV
Please share your experiences with us.
Health Affairs
A Health Affairs Article found a surprising percentage of practices that were ready to attest but did not due to limitations of their EHRs. SV
Please share your experiences with us.
Health Affairs
Monday, April 23, 2012
CMS EHR Incentive Program Payments as of March 2012: $4,484,340,767!!!
For those of you who have not yet moved to an EHR, I strongly encourage you to contact your RECs (Regional Extension Centers), AMA, State Medical Societies, Specialty Organizations and get the advice you need to proceed. SV
CMS
For those of you who have not yet moved to an EHR, I strongly encourage you to contact your RECs (Regional Extension Centers), AMA, State Medical Societies, Specialty Organizations and get the advice you need to proceed. SV
CMS
Friday, April 13, 2012
Annual NYS HIMSS Conference - Meaningful Use: Next Steps, Friday, April 27, 2012
Agenda
7:45am – 9:00am: Registration/Continental Breakfast & Vendor Networking
9:00am – 9:15am: New York HIMSS President’s Message Speaker: Joe Wagner, MPA, FHIMSS, Principal, TELUS Healthcare
9:15am – 9:30am: HIMSS Board Welcome - Speaker: Ken Ong, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA , CMIO of New York Hospital Queens
9:30am – 10:30am: Key Note - Learnings from the NYS EHR implementations to date - Impacts on Quality of Care Speaker: Amanda Parsons, MD, Assistant Commissioner of the Primary Care Information Project, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
10:30am – 10:45am: Morning Break
10:45am – 11:45am: Key Note - NYS Priorities for Health IT Transformation; Speaker: Rachael Block, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation NYS Department of Health
11:45am – 1:30pm: Lunch, Vendor Fair & Networking
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Key Note: SHIN-NY – 2.0; Speaker: David Whitlinger, Executive Director, New York eHealth Collaborative
2:30pm – 2:45pm: Afternoon Break
2:45pm – 3:45pm: Breakout Session 1: Meaningful Use Next Steps: Stage 2 - Speaker: Ken Ong, CMIO of New York Hospital Queens
2:45pm – 3:45pm: Breakout Session 2: Physician HIT Best Practices for Driving Success in 2012 and beyond, Speaker: Judi Painter, Regional Sales Manager e-MD’s
3:45pm – 4:45pm: Breakout Session 3: ACO’s
Speaker: Alan Gilbert, MPA, FHIMSS, Partner, Value Catalyst
Breakout Session 4: Meaningful Use - a Case Study; Speaker: Carol Boberg, BI & Analytics Manager, Encore Health Resources
3:45pm – 4:45pm: Breakout Session 4: Meaningful Use - a Case Study, Speaker: Carol Boberg, BI & Analytics Manager Encore Health Resources
4:45pm – 6:15pm: Networking Session
If you are not a HIMSS member - we recommend joining now! Join before registering
for this conference - and save $75!
Early Registration
HIMSS Member Registration (Early Registration) -- $ 125
Non-Member Registration (Early Registration) -- $ 200 Student Price -- $30
Late Registration (After April 17, 2012):
HIMSS Member Registration (Late Registration)-- $ 150
Non-Member Registration (Late Registration) -- $ 225
www.himssnys.org
Agenda
7:45am – 9:00am: Registration/Continental Breakfast & Vendor Networking
9:00am – 9:15am: New York HIMSS President’s Message Speaker: Joe Wagner, MPA, FHIMSS, Principal, TELUS Healthcare
9:15am – 9:30am: HIMSS Board Welcome - Speaker: Ken Ong, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA , CMIO of New York Hospital Queens
9:30am – 10:30am: Key Note - Learnings from the NYS EHR implementations to date - Impacts on Quality of Care Speaker: Amanda Parsons, MD, Assistant Commissioner of the Primary Care Information Project, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
10:30am – 10:45am: Morning Break
10:45am – 11:45am: Key Note - NYS Priorities for Health IT Transformation; Speaker: Rachael Block, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation NYS Department of Health
11:45am – 1:30pm: Lunch, Vendor Fair & Networking
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Key Note: SHIN-NY – 2.0; Speaker: David Whitlinger, Executive Director, New York eHealth Collaborative
2:30pm – 2:45pm: Afternoon Break
2:45pm – 3:45pm: Breakout Session 1: Meaningful Use Next Steps: Stage 2 - Speaker: Ken Ong, CMIO of New York Hospital Queens
2:45pm – 3:45pm: Breakout Session 2: Physician HIT Best Practices for Driving Success in 2012 and beyond, Speaker: Judi Painter, Regional Sales Manager e-MD’s
3:45pm – 4:45pm: Breakout Session 3: ACO’s
Speaker: Alan Gilbert, MPA, FHIMSS, Partner, Value Catalyst
Breakout Session 4: Meaningful Use - a Case Study; Speaker: Carol Boberg, BI & Analytics Manager, Encore Health Resources
3:45pm – 4:45pm: Breakout Session 4: Meaningful Use - a Case Study, Speaker: Carol Boberg, BI & Analytics Manager Encore Health Resources
4:45pm – 6:15pm: Networking Session
If you are not a HIMSS member - we recommend joining now! Join before registering
for this conference - and save $75!
Early Registration
HIMSS Member Registration (Early Registration) -- $ 125
Non-Member Registration (Early Registration) -- $ 200 Student Price -- $30
Late Registration (After April 17, 2012):
HIMSS Member Registration (Late Registration)-- $ 150
Non-Member Registration (Late Registration) -- $ 225
www.himssnys.org
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
CMS Announces Extension of Eligibility Appeals Deadline to April 30
CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to submit eligibility appeals under the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs' 2011 payment year. The new deadline is April 30, 2012, giving EPs an extra month to file their appeals.
An eligibility appeal allows a provider to show that all the requirements for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program were met and that he or she should have received a payment but could not because of circumstances outside of the provider's control.
CMS affords providers with a two-level appeal process: an informal review and a request for reconsideration. Within the two-level appeal process, there are three types of appeals that can be filed in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program: (1) eligibility, (2) meaningful use, and (3) incentive payment appeals.
Detailed guidance on the appeals process and additional information on all of the appeal types are available on the OCSQ website.
Note: For general questions and for information on how to file an appeal, providers may contact Provider Resources, Inc., CMS' designated appeal support contractor, via phone between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday or via email.
1. Toll-free number: 855-796-1515
2. Email: OCSQAppeals@provider-resources.com
CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to submit eligibility appeals under the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs' 2011 payment year. The new deadline is April 30, 2012, giving EPs an extra month to file their appeals.
An eligibility appeal allows a provider to show that all the requirements for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program were met and that he or she should have received a payment but could not because of circumstances outside of the provider's control.
CMS affords providers with a two-level appeal process: an informal review and a request for reconsideration. Within the two-level appeal process, there are three types of appeals that can be filed in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program: (1) eligibility, (2) meaningful use, and (3) incentive payment appeals.
Detailed guidance on the appeals process and additional information on all of the appeal types are available on the OCSQ website.
Note: For general questions and for information on how to file an appeal, providers may contact Provider Resources, Inc., CMS' designated appeal support contractor, via phone between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday or via email.
1. Toll-free number: 855-796-1515
2. Email: OCSQAppeals@provider-resources.com
Saturday, March 31, 2012
2012 Report from CMS re Electronic Health Records
These are incredible figures! I think it shows how an economic stimulus program can help well-intentioned physicians move in the right direction. The positive ripple effect to the well being of the community of patients will continue to be felt and has been documented by many groups including the NYC DOH PCIP. sv
CMS has released February 2012 data that highlights program-to-date (since January 2011) participation and payment totals under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The February report documents continued growth in registrations and payments, including:
More than 211,500 eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) have registered for the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs since January 2011
More than 20,000 registered for the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs in the month of February
More than 62,000 EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs have been paid for successfully participating in the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
More than $3.8 billion has been paid in Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program payments to EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs across the country
More than $738 million was paid in the month of February
Visit the Data and Reports page on the EHR website to review more of more data on continued acceleration in registration and payment data.
These are incredible figures! I think it shows how an economic stimulus program can help well-intentioned physicians move in the right direction. The positive ripple effect to the well being of the community of patients will continue to be felt and has been documented by many groups including the NYC DOH PCIP. sv
CMS has released February 2012 data that highlights program-to-date (since January 2011) participation and payment totals under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The February report documents continued growth in registrations and payments, including:
More than 211,500 eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) have registered for the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs since January 2011
More than 20,000 registered for the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs in the month of February
More than 62,000 EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs have been paid for successfully participating in the Medicare and/or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
More than $3.8 billion has been paid in Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program payments to EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs across the country
More than $738 million was paid in the month of February
Visit the Data and Reports page on the EHR website to review more of more data on continued acceleration in registration and payment data.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Happy Doctor's Day
The first Doctors Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. This first observance included the mailing greeting cards and placing flowers on graves of deceased doctors. The red carnation is commonly used as the symbolic flower for National Doctors Day.
On March 30, 1958, a Resolution Commemorating Doctors Day was adopted by the United States House of Representatives. In 1990, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate to establish a national Doctors Day. Following overwhelming approval by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, on October 30, 1990, President George Bush signed S.J. RES. #366 (which became Public Law 101-473) designating March 30, 1991 as "National Doctors Day."
Doctors Day marks the date that Crawford W. Long, M.D., of Jefferson, GA, administered the first ether anesthetic for surgery on March 30, 1842. On that day, Dr. Long administered ether anesthesia to a patient and then operated to remove a tumor from the man’s neck. Later, the patient would swear that he felt nothing during the surgery and wasn’t aware the surgery was over until he awoke
The first Doctors Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. This first observance included the mailing greeting cards and placing flowers on graves of deceased doctors. The red carnation is commonly used as the symbolic flower for National Doctors Day.
On March 30, 1958, a Resolution Commemorating Doctors Day was adopted by the United States House of Representatives. In 1990, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate to establish a national Doctors Day. Following overwhelming approval by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, on October 30, 1990, President George Bush signed S.J. RES. #366 (which became Public Law 101-473) designating March 30, 1991 as "National Doctors Day."
Doctors Day marks the date that Crawford W. Long, M.D., of Jefferson, GA, administered the first ether anesthetic for surgery on March 30, 1842. On that day, Dr. Long administered ether anesthesia to a patient and then operated to remove a tumor from the man’s neck. Later, the patient would swear that he felt nothing during the surgery and wasn’t aware the surgery was over until he awoke
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
2012 HIMSS New York State Conference
Meaningful Use: Next Steps
Friday, April 27, 2012
Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
Midtown Manhattan
(Between Lexington & Park Avenues)
Spend a day with the leading New York experts as they discuss how to continue your approach towards meaningful use.
The conference is to be followed by a Cocktail Reception.
Early Registration (prior to April 17th) is:
$125 for HIMSS membership
$200 for non-HIMSS members
$30 for students
Late Registration (after April 17th) is an additional $25.
If you are not a HIMSS member - we recommend joining now!
Join before registering for this conference - and save $75!
Click here for HIMSS membership information.
Event registration link
Meaningful Use: Next Steps
Friday, April 27, 2012
Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
Midtown Manhattan
(Between Lexington & Park Avenues)
Spend a day with the leading New York experts as they discuss how to continue your approach towards meaningful use.
The conference is to be followed by a Cocktail Reception.
Early Registration (prior to April 17th) is:
$125 for HIMSS membership
$200 for non-HIMSS members
$30 for students
Late Registration (after April 17th) is an additional $25.
If you are not a HIMSS member - we recommend joining now!
Join before registering for this conference - and save $75!
Click here for HIMSS membership information.
Event registration link
Monday, March 26, 2012
HIMSS Virtual Career Fair
Save the Date for the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair...and find your ideal health IT job!
By matching skilled candidates with employers, HIMSS is helping ensure organizations find people—just like you—to advance patient care. By simply going online, job seekers can post a profiles and resumes, browse available positions and even chat, text or email prospective employers.
Recruiters and employers will be searching nationwide to fill positions from the executive level to mid-career and entry level in many sectors across the health IT industry.
Take the next step in your career! By attending the Virtual Career Fair you will:
•Browse and apply for healthcare IT jobs on the Job Board that can be sorted by employer, job title, location and salary.
•Create your online profile and post multiple resumes.
•Connect with employer representatives via text, video chat and e-mail to answer your questions about the company and its open positions. Employers have instant access to your resume so you can engage in immediate dialogue.
•Attend accredited professional development education sessions via dynamic, live webinars
•Network with fellow job seekers and prospective employers in the Lounge.
•Collect professional development materials from HIMSS Career Services in the Resource Center.
Save the date and polish up your resume for May 16th—when the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair come right to you!
Save the Date for the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair...and find your ideal health IT job!
By matching skilled candidates with employers, HIMSS is helping ensure organizations find people—just like you—to advance patient care. By simply going online, job seekers can post a profiles and resumes, browse available positions and even chat, text or email prospective employers.
Recruiters and employers will be searching nationwide to fill positions from the executive level to mid-career and entry level in many sectors across the health IT industry.
Take the next step in your career! By attending the Virtual Career Fair you will:
•Browse and apply for healthcare IT jobs on the Job Board that can be sorted by employer, job title, location and salary.
•Create your online profile and post multiple resumes.
•Connect with employer representatives via text, video chat and e-mail to answer your questions about the company and its open positions. Employers have instant access to your resume so you can engage in immediate dialogue.
•Attend accredited professional development education sessions via dynamic, live webinars
•Network with fellow job seekers and prospective employers in the Lounge.
•Collect professional development materials from HIMSS Career Services in the Resource Center.
Save the date and polish up your resume for May 16th—when the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair come right to you!
Register for CMS’ National Provider Call on the EHR Incentive Programs
CMS is holding a National Provider Call on Thursday, March 29, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm ET for eligible professionals (EPs) to discuss program basics for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The call will help EPs learn if they are eligible for the programs.
As of February 29, 2012, more than $3.8 billion in Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments have been made; and more than 211,000 EPs, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals are actively registered. Remember, this is the last year that EPs can participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and still receive the maximum incentive payment.
The call will focus on EP participation in the EHR Incentive Programs. More information on eligibility requirements can be found on the Eligibility page of the CMS EHR website.
The call will cover general program topics, including:
Are you eligible?
How much are the incentives and how are they calculated?
How do you get started?
What are major milestones regarding participation and payment?
How do you report on meaningful use?
Where can you find helpful resources?
A question and answer session
Registration Information:
In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the call. Registration will close at 12pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.
The presentation for this call will be posted at least one day beforehand. In addition, the presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
CMS is holding a National Provider Call on Thursday, March 29, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm ET for eligible professionals (EPs) to discuss program basics for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The call will help EPs learn if they are eligible for the programs.
As of February 29, 2012, more than $3.8 billion in Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments have been made; and more than 211,000 EPs, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals are actively registered. Remember, this is the last year that EPs can participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and still receive the maximum incentive payment.
The call will focus on EP participation in the EHR Incentive Programs. More information on eligibility requirements can be found on the Eligibility page of the CMS EHR website.
The call will cover general program topics, including:
Are you eligible?
How much are the incentives and how are they calculated?
How do you get started?
What are major milestones regarding participation and payment?
How do you report on meaningful use?
Where can you find helpful resources?
A question and answer session
Registration Information:
In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the call. Registration will close at 12pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.
The presentation for this call will be posted at least one day beforehand. In addition, the presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call.
Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
PDR PharmEHR Summit 12 update 8
#pharmehr
Ed Fotch MD
Bringing REMS and Adherence to Life with EHRs
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
Why do untethered PHRs failed? lack of physician connecton
PatientConnect Initialtive
Need to physician and patient friendly system
If you attended, please share your comments here. SV
PDR Network
#pharmehr
Ed Fotch MD
Bringing REMS and Adherence to Life with EHRs
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
Why do untethered PHRs failed? lack of physician connecton
PatientConnect Initialtive
Need to physician and patient friendly system
If you attended, please share your comments here. SV
PDR Network
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