HHS Publishes Proposed Rule for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program

HHS published today in the Federal Register: “Medicare and Medicaid Programs–Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Proposed Rule.” 75 FR 1844-2011. Comments on this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) may be submitted to HHS no later than March 15, 2010.

HHS Publishes EHR Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria IFR

HHS published today in the Federal Register: “Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology” 75 FR 2013-2047. This Interim Final Rule (IFR) is effective February 2, 2010. Comments on the IFR may be submitted to HHS no later than March 15, 2010.

How Data Validation Will Make Your Life Easier

As a clinician, you want to know if data being entered into the system is accurate, clean, correct and useful. Data validation often called “validation rules” or “check routines” are built into systems such as EHR systems. These rules check for correctness, meaningfulness, and security of data. For example, the system would automatically disallow or question a user trying to enter eligibility results into the patient’s address field.

Accountability Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Safeguards Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Data Quality and Integrity Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Collection, Use, and Disclosure Limitation Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”

Individual Choice Key Privacy/Security Principle of Meaningful Use 2011 Objectives

In this series of postings, we reproduce—one at a time—Level 1 and Level 2 descriptions of the eight principles. A Level 1 (L1) description is a “short title and concise statement,” and a Level 2 (L2) description is a “short explanation that further elaborates on the principle, what it is designed to do, and its parameters.”