Unintended Consequences of the Flexibility Rule
Pay Attention to State Level Registries for Medicaid EHR Attestations By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios As we wrap up National…
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House Bill Looks to Reduce 2015 Meaningful Use Reporting Period
Flex-IT Act Seeks Additional Flexibility in Reporting Meaningful Use Requirements in 2015 On Tuesday, House lawmakers introduced bill HR 5481, seeking to give Eligible Professionals…
Patient Electronic Access Requirements for Stage 2 MU
Learn More About the Requirements The following is email communication from CMS. If you are an eligible professional participating in the EHR Incentive Programs, you will…
CMS Final Rule: Flexibility, Innovating, and Being Set Up to Fail
Extended Thoughts on Providers and the Final Rule By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios As expected, there’s been lots of commentary on last…
The Cost of Non-Participation in Quality Reporting
What “Left Behind” May Look Like By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios According to the 2014 Great American Physician Survey results, 26 percent of…
New Rules for Achieving Meaningful Use in 2014
The Other Shoe Droppeth By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com We’ve been waiting for it to drop since…
Final Rule issued for 2014 EHR Incentive Program
Providers offered ‘flexibility’ By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios There should be laws against publishing important program updates late afternoon on the Friday before…
CMS Releases Final Rule on Modifications of the EHR Incentive Programs for 2014
Rule Allows Flexibility in Certified EHR Technology for 2014 In typical ONC and CMS fashion, the newest final rule for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR…
EHR Incentive Program Status Report June 2014
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 6/30/2014 In May 2013, CMS…