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.
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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.
A Look at Health IT, Meaningful Use, Interoperability and Public Policy
By Sarianne Gruber – Without Health information technology (IT), how can our healthcare system achieve better patient outcomes at a reduced cost and move from a volume to a value payment method?
Meaningful Use Audits 2.0
By Jim Tate – Most of us have gotten pretty used to the Meaningful Use (MU) audits being conducted by Figliozzi & Company. They are the folks that have been conducting the CMS EHR Incentive audits for both eligible hospitals (EH) and professionals (EP) involved in the Medicare or dually-eligible Medicare/Medicaid EHR incentive programs.
CMS Innovation: The Oncology Care Model
By Sarianne Gruber – The CMS Innovation introduced its Oncology Care Model, an innovative new value-based care, payment model this past February 2015. This the second specialty new payment and delivery care model.