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NQF publishes EMR quality reporting standards
In preparation for the clinical reporting and quality measurement that the federal EMR subsidy program will require, the National Quality Forum has published a set of standard clinical elements that... Read more...
HL7 vote seeks to standardize EHR quality reporting
Get ready to learn yet another acronym: HQMF. The National Quality Forum and several health IT organizations are asking stakeholders to vote on a draft Health Level Seven standard for EHR-enabled... Read more...
'Meaningful use' proposal would extend deadlines, open up certification
The highly anticipated second draft of a definition for "meaningful use" of health IT to qualify for federal stimulus funding came out as promised last week, and proposes loosening some of the... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: NQF seeks comments on data set for quality reporting
The National Quality Forum is taking comments through the end of the month on a draft data set meant to support the gathering of EMR data for quality measurement and reporting purposes. The group... Read more...
