Resources for information on Healthcare Information Technology, ARRA, Meaningful Use, HIE and other sites of possible interest:
Blogs
Web Sites
- Northern Illinois Physicians For Connectivity
- HITECH Programs
- IL-HITREC
- AHRQ EMR
- Klasrearch
- CCHIT
- HIMSS EHR
- AAFP Center for Health IT
- American College of Physicians Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation
- AMA Health Information Technology Resources and Activities
- American Medical Informatics Association
- Connecting for Health
- Stratis Health
PDF Documents for Rules and Regulations
The interim final rule is a document published on the Federal Registry on January 2010 that describes the EMR standards that EMRs must meet to qualify and be designated as a certified EMR.
The proposed rule is a 560 page document outlining what eligible providers must do to qualify for meaningful use incentives.
The Final rule for EHR certification establishes a certification program for authorizing organizations to test and certify EHRs and/or EHR modules to assure that the EHR technology is capable of supporting healthcare providers efforts to achieve Meaningful Use.
The Final Rule for the Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record technology is a document that describes the EMR standards that EMRs must meet to qualify and be designated as a certified EMR.
The Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Final Rule is a 864 page document that outlines what eligible providers must do to qualify for meaningful use incentives.
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