Push Comes to Shove in the World of Meaningful Use
By Jim Tate – The move toward an interoperable electronic health care data system has been stimulated by a system of incentives, penalties and pay adjustments for providers.
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MIPS: The Tyranny of the Composite Score
By Jim Tate – Maybe there was no other way to do it. Reign in the high cost of healthcare by boiling it all down to one easy to digest number. Rate each eligible Medicare Part B clinician on a 0 – 100 score.
MIPS and Audits Proposed Rule Points to Potential Mega Recoupments
By Jim Tate – We are now less than a month away from the CMS Final Rule that will affect Medicare Part B reimbursement far into the future. It is expected that the majority of these providers will fall into the MIPS.
2016 Meaningful Use – Patient Engagement
By Jim Tate – In 2015 CMS released a Final Rule that upset the Meaningful Use apple cart. No longer did we have to remember what were Core vs. Menu measures.
MACRA Slow Down Brings Relief
By Jim Tate – January 1, 2017 was coming fast and furious. The start of the 2017 MACRA reporting period would be affecting Part B Medicare reimbursement in 2019.
2016 Meaningful Use Requirements What You Need to Know Now
By Jim Tate – “Keep your eyes on the prize”. Not sure who said that but it sure makes sense these days. Sometimes it is better not to focus on what is coming down the road.but to keep at least one eye focused on the task as hand.
ISA Twitter Chat Highlights
The ISA is a coordinated catalog of standards and implementation specifications that are available for use by the health information technology industry to meet interoperability needs. Yesterday, the ONC with Steven Posnack hosted #ISAchat.
HIE Rundown 7-29-16
The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Recently making news in health information exchange is New York eHealth Collaborative, Inovalon, athenahealth, DirectTrust and Document Storage Systems, Inc.
Register for High-Level Overview of the 2015 Edition of CEHRT Webinar
By Jim Tate – Wave three is hitting the Meaningful Use shore. A foundational requirement in the CMS EHR Incentive program has been the use of Certified Electronic Health Records Technology. The definition of CEHRT has evolved from the initial wave to the cresting wave 3 – 2015 Edition. Register for this High Level Overview on June 2nd.