The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a program that promotes the reporting of quality information by eligible professionals (EPs) and group practices. Participation in PQRS is at the individual National Provider Identifier (NPI) level within a Tax Identification Number (TIN).
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On February 12, HHS announced a new multi-payer payment and care delivery model to support better care coordination for cancer care as part of the Department’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of care patients receive and spend health care dollars more wisely, contributing to healthier communities.
Extending our “Answers” concept, HITECH Answers has officially launched RCM Answers, our latest community hub site dedicated to educating healthcare providers and other stakeholders on issues impacting revenue cycle management.
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CMS) is pleased to announce that the submission deadlines for the PQRS reporting methods listed here have been extended. All other submission timeframes for other PQRS reporting methods remain the same.
By Catherine Costa – Matching EHRs does not involve just matching technology performance; it also involves the data quality, process proficiency and policy restrictions (federal, state and organizational).
Epic is set to open its own app store for mobile applications that can work with the vendor’s EHR platform. The news was first reported by the Wisconsin State Journal. According to the article. The Epic app store will launch in a few weeks.
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 – December.
The Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA), Michigan’s REC, has reached its original grant-funded goal of helping 3,724 eligible professionals to Meaningful Use of electronic health record (EHR) technology. This Altarum Institute–led program was initially funded in 2010 by the ONC.