ONC Report on Population Level Data Export Meeting
The meeting focused on emerging standards for population level data export from health information systems using HL7 FHIR. The report includes takeaways, overviews and insights.
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Choosing an EHR for its Usability
By Bennett Lauber – The usability of the system is probably the most important factor in making an informed choice of which EHR to use for your practice. Most every bit of software says that it is easy to use, but how can you choose an EHR that is actually usable?
CMS Extends the MIPS 2017 Data Submission Deadline to April 3 at 8 PM EDT
If you’re an eligible clinician participating in the Quality Payment Program, you now have until Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 8 PM EDT to submit your 2017 MIPS performance data.
CMS Blue Button 2.0 Now Available as Part of MyHealthEData
CMS Blue Button 2.0 is a FHIR-based API that enables Medicare beneficiaries to connect their Medicare claims data to the applications, services, and research programs they trust.
Visualized: Mashing up 2015 Edition Certification and Progress Attestation Requirements
By Steven Posnack, Dustin Charles, & Wes Barker – Have you ever wondered what a health IT developer’s share of meaningful use eligible hospitals looked like compared to its peers? How about the same for eligible clinicians under the QPP?
New Medicare Reality: Changing HICNs
By Tyler Williams – An impending Medicare card change will present new billing and reimbursement challenges for all healthcare providers—not just emergency medicine.
MACRA Funding Opportunity: Measure Development for the Quality Payment Program
By Kate Goodrich MD – CMS is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for the development, improvement, updating, and expansion of quality measures for use in the Quality Payment Program.
10 FAQs About MIPS
This paper includes information from the CMS rules and updated with 2018 information from the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 with 10 FAQs answered.
CMS Monday Morning Rounds 2-26-2018
CMS is reporting these events, updates and deadlines for providers and hospitals on payment issues concerning Medicare and Medicaid. News includes MIPS deadlines, Medicare cost reports, and Low Volume Appeals process.