Push Comes to Shove in the World of Meaningful Use
By Jim Tate – The move toward an interoperable electronic health care data system has been stimulated by a system of incentives, penalties and pay adjustments for providers.
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CMS OPPS 2017 Final Rule shows changes to Provider Based Status
CMS recently released the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule for 2017. For organizations that have provider-based clinics, this year’s final rule offers guidance.
CMS Pick Your Pace MIPS Webinar
Learn More about the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and How to “Pick Your Pace” in 2017 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites…
CMS Finalizes Site-Neutral Payment Rule
In a final rule that changes the way off-campus facilities are reimbursed, the CMS was flexible in grandfathering some hospitals that had to relocate their buildings because of natural disasters.
4 of the Best MACRA Resources for Your Practice
By Jeff Jones – Since the final rule weighs in at a staggering 2,171 pages, we here at GroupOne thought it would be helpful to provide you with a list of resources that offer detailed information about the final rule.
CMS to KO CDS from EHR MU
By William Hyman – Clinical Decision Support has been part of Meaningful Use under the EHR incentive program. The current CDS requirement for hospitals is to implement five clinical decision support interventions related to four or more clinical quality measures.
CMS Finalizes 3 Payment Rules
On November 1, CMS finalized updated payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for CY 2017.
Additional CMS Opportunities to Join APMs
CMS announced new opportunities for clinicians to join APMs developed by the CMS Innovation Center to improve care and potentially earn an incentive payment under the Quality Payment Program created through MACRA.
EHR Incentive Program Status Report September 2016
Just the facts… CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from the September report. Active registrants total over a half a million.