Draft Recommendations for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
First Glimpse at Stage 3 Meaningful Use Measures Mary Mosquera Senior Editor, Government Health IT There’s a new checklist coming to town – and it won’t…
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GAO Reports on EHR Incentive Program
HITECH Act Requires GAO Oversight The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress and investigates how the government…
Final Rules on Stage 2 Meaningful Use, ONC Certification Approach
MU Live! to focus on Stage 2 Rulings As we enter the dog days of August the entire industry awaits three critical final rules. The…
ONC Workgroups Seek Comments on Patient-Generated Data
More Stage 3 planning taking place on Patient Engagement On June 8th three Federal Advisory Committee workgroups hosted a hearing to explore how patient-generated health…
Meaningful Use Exemption for Older Physicians
Should Retirement-Age Physicians Be Exempt from the Meaningful Use Program? Amanda Guerrero Twitter: @meanusenetwork An April Health Affairs study has confirmed what many healthcare IT…
Meaningful Use Audits Begin
Stage 1 Meaningful Use Attestation Audits Some healthcare providers that have attested to Stage 1 Meaningful Use have begun to receive letters. Though not officially…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule Sent to OMB
CMS NPRM on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Moves Closer to Final Rule Back in early March, two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking were published in the…
Reporting CQM Data Electronically to Meet Meaningful Use
Submitting CQM Data Electronically You can now electronically submit your CQM data for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. The Physician Quality Reporting System (Physician Quality…
CDC Releases Report On EHR Adoption
Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Records at 55% The goal of the HITECH Act of 2009 is to advance adoption of certified EHR technology by…