CMS Proposed Rules Overview Webinars
CMS is holding 2 live webinars this week on the current proposed rules. Register now as space is limited.
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HHS New $1 Million Grant Programs for Sharing Health Information
ONC DeSalvo announced the availability of $1 million in grant funds to support community projects for the Community Interoperability Health Information Exchange (HIE) Program.
Take eHI’s 2015 ICD-10 Survey
eHealth Initiative and AHIMA are conducting a survey on ICD-10 readiness. Please take the survey if you are a healthcare provider organization.
Five Facts about ICD-10
To help dispel some of the myths surrounding ICD-10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently talked with providers to identify common misperceptions about the transition to ICD-10.
HIMSS15 Video: Industry Leader Discusses Current and Trending Provider Challenges
At this year’s HIMSS15 conference in Chicago I had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Butts, CEO of ZirMed. In the video interview, Tom…
The Boy Who Cried ICD-10
By Bonnie Cassidy – The health IT industry has faced its fair share of ups and downs, starts and stops — particularly when it comes to the ICD-10 implementation. We are now moving ahead with the October 1 transition date and must stay focused on rolling out ICD-10 education to plans key stakeholders.
CMS Approves New Quality Reporting Measures for Physician Anesthesiologists
Physician anesthesiologists can now choose from 36 reporting measures when participating in the ASA QCDR, the American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA) Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR).
CMS and ONC Current Proposed Rules
There are currently three proposed rules that are related and effect the CMS EHR Incentive programs. Here are some details and resources.
The April 2015 HIT Standards Committee Meeting
By John Halamka – The April 2015 HITSC meeting focused on the Certification Rule NPRM and a comprehensive review of the Federal Interoperability Roadmap. I suggested that a guiding principle for the committee’s work is to emphasize the enablers in the proposals while reducing those aspects that create substantial burden/slow innovation. As a federal advisory committee our job is to temper regulatory ambition with operational reality.