CMS Updates
CMS has recently communicated the following update to providers: Disaster exceptions and exemptions, MIPS performance period and registry opens, and eCQM value set updates.
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2018 MIPS Performance Period QCDR and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination Period Opens
CMS is pleased to announce that the 2018 Quality Payment Program self-nomination period for vendors interested in participating as a Qualified Registry or a Qualified Clinical Data Registry will begin on 9/1/2017 and will close at 5:00 PM ET on 11/1/2017.
MeHI Grants Aim to Improve Electronic Reporting of Child Behavioral Health Data
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech has awarded nearly $200,000 to four qualified EHR vendors to build efficient pathways for Massachusetts behavioral health providers to electronically submit reportable data to the Commonwealth’s Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative.
Affordable Care Act Advocates and Critics Agree on Health Care Recommendations
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Future of Health Care expert panel is calling for a two-stage approach to health care reform that would first stabilize the individual insurance market, and then work expeditiously to address the more fundamental structural challenges in America’s current health care system.
Talent Tuesday: Now Hiring
Welcome to Talent Tuesday. Check back each week as we highlight job opportunities and tips from the healthcare IT recruitment specialists at Pivot Point Consulting. Today’s opportunity is an Epic Ambulatory/ MyChart Analyst.
EHR Optimization: The Benefits of Continuous Training
By David Kushan – Continuous improvement is what EHR Optimization is all about. It helps clinicians use the platform more effectively and results in greater efficiency. For example, an optimized EHR system enables physicians to move more quickly through data intake and ultimately see more patients.
HIE Rundown 8-25-17
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
A 5-year Goal to Transition the ONC Health IT Certification Program’s Testing Portfolio
By Steven Posnack – Throughout its seven-year history, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Health IT Certification Program has evolved in many ways, including improvements that enhanced the Program’s integrity, transparency, and efficiency.
Health IT Appointments and Hires
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments include Health Catalyst, Pivot Point Consulting, InstaMed, BDC Advisors, & HealtHIE Nevada.