Published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2016, new CMS proposed rule for Medicare reporting programs includes changes to the EHR Incentive Program. Changes cover eligible hospitals, CAHs, and EPs for reporting periods 2016 and beyond. Comment period ends on September 6, 2016.
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Here are updates being reported from selected State health information exchanges. Included news from Delaware Health Information Network, Health Access San Antonio, Greater Houston Healthconnect, and Coordinated Care Oklahoma. And check out upcoming events.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2017 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Implementation Guide (IG), Schematrons, and sample file.
The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality:
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report in May. Active registrants total over a half a million.
State Health Information Exchanges (HIE) come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: To improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivered in their states. Catch all the latest updates on our Twitter List of HIEs. Here are updates being reported from these organizations.
The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality: Orion Health and Koble-MN, Redox interoperating with EHRs, new DirectTrust partnership for patients program, and MedBridge partners with Raintree Systems.
Eight new members of the Health Information Technology Standards Committee and one new member to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee have been named to new terms. The two federal advisory committees were created through the HITECH Act in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
State Health Information Exchanges (HIE) come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: To improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivered in their states. Here are some reported news and updates from the organizations.