The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), published the Request for Information: Certification Frequency and Requirements for the Reporting of Quality Measures under CMS Programs.
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eHEALTH INITIATIVE’s 2016 Annual Conference & Member Meeting, February 3-4 in Washington, DC will bring together the most influential leaders from across the healthcare spectrum to discuss critical issues related to the use of data and technology to improve healthcare for all Americans.
Thanks to all the great subject matter experts and their contributions to RCM Answers this year. Here’s the ten you read and shared the most.
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report in November. Active registrants total over a half a million.
World Congress – Health Care Supply Chain Management Summit, January 25-26, 2016 in New Orleans. As the ACA continue to propel the health care industry towards a value-based system, hospitals and health systems continue to feel the need to reduce the total cost of care without sacrificing the quality of care.
By Kate Goodrich MD, MHS – At the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we are working to build a health care delivery system that is better, smarter and healthier – a system that delivers improved care, spends health care dollars more wisely, and supports healthier communities. The use of health information technology (IT), such as electronic health records (EHR), and data are critical pieces in building this health care delivery system.
CMS is reporting these events, updates and deadlines for providers. These items focus on the agency’s financial and payment responsibilities to providers. Read and sign up for the CMS weekly newsletter MLN Connects Provider eNews for the most current news.
By Mark Ott – Make no mistake, a lot can happen in a year – even in an industry as large as healthcare technology. Trends about where an industry is headed, especially one as complex as healthcare technology, should best be thought of as trajectories rather than binary “did/did not happen” events. Here are five trends you can expect to see unfold in 2016.
By Steve Spearman – In a recent article titled How One Hospital Made a Security Framework Work for Them, security consultant Brian Evans says that it is common for organizations in the healthcare industry to have such a hard time compensating for the weaknesses of its current security framework, that it does not have the time needed to select a new one.