CMS started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 4 states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC. News includes the 2nd Interoperability Forum and CHPL Data Challenge.
By Jon Melling – Healthcare providers have made big investments in enabling technologies that bring data-driven approaches to care delivery. Some of the clinical and financial IT resources that healthcare organizations have made strides with include:
If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, your MIPS final score and performance feedback is now available for review on the Quality Payment Program website.
Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC and a member of both the ONC FHIR Tiger Team & HHS Cybersecurity Task Force, tackled several questions regarding the industry’s take on TEFCA to date as well as ways the healthcare ecosystem is helping improve interoperability.
There are times when a Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) may change. People with Medicare or their authorized representatives can request an MBI change. CMS can also initiate a change to an MBI (for example, if the MBI is compromised).
By William A. Hyman – It is well recognized by users of EHRs that CMS/ONC reporting and use requirements are burdensome and often not connected with desirable patient outcomes, and certainly not connected with efficient operations.
CMS has established the EIDM system to provide clinicians and practices with a single User ID that can be used to access one or more CMS Applications.
New CMS Proposals to Modernize and Drive Innovation in Durable Medical Equipment and End-Stage Renal Disease Programs. The proposed rule takes key steps towards changing Medicare’s DME fee schedule payments and the DMEPOS CBP.