Office of e-Health Initiatives
Better health information for better health for Tennesseans
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The Office of e-Health has launched a new Listserv, providing weekly information on activities, events, information and milestones in its collaborative mission to advance electronic health information exchange in Tennessee. To subscribe, send an e-mail message message to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.STATE.TN.US with SUBSCRIBE OFFICE_OF_EHEALTH in the body of the message.
Advancing HIE in Tennessee
The Office of e-Health Initiatives has submitted the State of Tennessee's strategic plan to the Office of National Coordinator in applying for grant funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to grow health information exchange (HIE) in the state through health information technology (HIT). The goal of the strategic plan is to drive improvements in health care outcomes through coordinated statewide HIT that will enable vital, secure, decision-ready information to be available to clinicians at the point-of-care and benefit public health in general.
Meaningful Use
CMS PROPOSES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) MEDICAID INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have issued regulations for the meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. The regulations will help implement the EHR incentive programs enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. CMS and ONC issued the regulations on Dec. 30, 2009. CMS provides a 60-day comment period on the proposed rule.
