Deadline for EPs to Register Intent for a Public Health Measure
The following is email communication from CMS. If you are an eligible professional participating in the Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive Program and are planning…
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Health and Health IT Lists to Learn From
Who doesn’t like a good list? Weather you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to…
Collections Allowed for Pre-Exclusion Services
By Matt Fisher – Advisory Opinion 15-02, issued by the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) for the Department of Health and Human Services on February 13, 2015 offers some, albeit minimal, relief for providers excluded from participation on Medicare and other federal healthcare programs.
ONC Partners with HIMSS to Improve Patient Data Matching
By Catherine Costa – Matching EHRs does not involve just matching technology performance; it also involves the data quality, process proficiency and policy restrictions (federal, state and organizational).
True Interoperability: Public API’s Provide the Open Platform Health IT Requires
By Edmund Billings, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Medsphere Systems Corporation Interoperability is the current health IT buzzword because it’s the essential ingredient in creating a…
Advance Interoperable Health IT Services to Support HIE
On February 3, ONC released the Advance Interoperable Health Information Technology Services to Support Health Information Exchange Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), one of the three FOAs.
WEDI Issues ICD-10 Readiness Survey
WEDI is conducting an ICD-10 readiness survey to determine progress towards the Oct. 1, 2015 deadline.The survey is timely given the House subcommittee hearing last Wednesday where lawmakers generally agreed ICD-10 should not be delayed.
Getting the Most Out of e-Prescribing
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) publishes a treasure trove of resources and guides to support providers in their health IT adoption efforts. One such guide outlines a process for managing and maintaining e-prescribing.
Meaningful Use Audit Outcomes: Data Released by CMS
By Steve Spearman – For EPs and EHs, attesting to Meaningful Use can have a huge financial impact. When an organization attests, they are required to satisfy a number of objectives and associated measures demonstrating the meaningful use of certified EHR technology.