Last week I wrote a post detailing some of the issues I had run across as I have helped eligible hospitals (EH) appeal their failed CMS EHR Incentive audits. At the audit level there is a need for a review that “goes by the book”.
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Don’t miss these HIT Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee meetings scheduled for this week.
Last Thursday eHealth Initiative released its initial 2020 Roadmap for transforming the health care industry through data exchange and health IT. The 2020 Roadmap Identifies the top 3 priorities as Interoperability, Clinical Motivators and Incentives, and Data Access and Use.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – September.
Last week AMA, HIMSS, CHIME and MGMA issued statements calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to shorten the 2015 reporting period for providers to attest to meeting the Stage 2 meaningful use.
Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of…
Eligible hospitals and CAHs must successfully attest to demonstrating meaningful use by November 30 to receive a 2014 incentive payment. Hospitals participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program need to refer to their state deadlines for attestation.
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thought on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of October.
Earlier this year I wrote a post entitled: The Black Box: The Appeal of a Failed Meaningful Use Incentive Audit. In that post I documented…