Industry Comments on Stage 3 Proposed Rules
Nearly 900 comments were submitted electronically for both CMS and ONC proposed rules on stage 3 meaningful use. Read what the industry leaders had to say.
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Health IT Standards Committee and Task Forces
By Jon White MD & Steven Posnack – Spring has arrived in Washington and it is the season of change. In our ongoing pursuit of agile and effective public service, we turn our attention today to how we get timely and effective public input.
It’s Time to Play ICD-10 Jeopardy!
By Bonnie Cassidy – The ICD-10 transition deadline is six months away and HIM teams are working around the clock to ensure a smooth switch over. But how much do you know about the history of this new code set? Take a break from the preparation work for a few minutes and play ICD-10 Jeopardy!
The May 2015 HIT Standards Committee Meeting
By John Halamka MD – The May 2015 HIT Standards Committee focused on an in depth review of the ONC NPRM, with the goal of providing guidance to ONC by June as to which standards should be included in final rule, which should not be included, and which should be identified as directionally appropriate for inclusion in future regulation.
ICD Surveys – Who is Ready?
It looks like transition to ICD-10 will not see another delay. Transition date is October 1, 2015. Here are three surveys that looked at readiness, attitudes, and concerns about the transition.
The Upside to ICD-10: Defense Against Audits
US Congressional offices informed the ICD-10 Coalition that physicians have been calling in concerned that the increased specificity in the ICD-10-CM codes will lead to an increase in recovery audit contractor (RAC) audits.
ICD-10 Infographics
In these ICD-10 infographics, see the results of an ICD-10 readiness survey, what impact ICD-10 will have, how famous Shakespearean characters would be diagnosed with ICD-10 codes & how we can get on track for ICD-10.
21st Century Cures Act
John Halamka MD – I’m in Washington today for the HIT Standards Committee and I will post the usual summary of the meeting this evening. However, I wanted to post a morning preview of the opening comments I’ll make a the meeting. We are in a time of great turmoil in healthcare IT policy making.
Federal Work Groups Respond to Meaningful Use Stage 3 Proposal
Four Health IT Policy Committee work groups shared feedback on CMS’ proposed rule for Stage 3 of the meaningful use program.