Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requires Three Month Reporting Period
2014 Meaningful Use: A Gift to Providers and Vendors The rules and regulations regarding Stage 2 Meaningful Use for both Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Eligible Professionals…
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HIT Policy Meaningful Use Workgroup Tackles Stage 3 Objectives
First Draft of Stage 3 Objectives and Measures The EHR Incentive programs are structured for eligible professionals and hospitals to meet specific objective measures using…
Corrections Published for CMS EHR Incentive Programs
CMS Document Published in Federal Register to Correct Errors On Tuesday this week the CMS published a 10-page document in the Federal Register providing corrections…
OIG Begins Assessment of Meaningful Use Fraud
Issues Survey to Hospitals Who Have Received EHR Incentive Payments Established in 1976, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG)…
CMS Reports EHR Incentive Program Status
August EHR Incentive Program Numbers Posted Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As…
Reducing Risks of an EHR Incentive Payment Audit
Meaningful Use Incentive Audits The chickens are coming home to roost. I wrote blog posts in June and December 2011 focused on potential audits for…
CMS Hosts Call On 2014 CQMs for Stage 2 Meaningful Use
National Provider Call on New CQMs and New Reporting methods for Stage 2 Meaningful Use On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from 12:30–2pm ET, CMS will host…
Industry Responds to GOP Letter Stating Cease EHR Incentives
Reactions to Call for HHS to Stop EHR Incentives In a letter dated October 4th, four GOP Congressional Committee Chairmen wrote to HHS Secretary Sebilus…
The Wrong Question on Electronic Health Records
Paper-Based Records Part of a Broken Healthcare System By Dr. Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha The wrong question always produces an irrelevant answer, no matter how…