CMS Issues New FAQs on PQRS
Latest Frequently Asked Questions on PQRS Now Available To keep you updated with information on the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), CMS has recently added…
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EHR Incentive Program Status Report April 2014
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 4/30/2014 The Centers for Medicare…
EP Hardship Exception Applications Due July 1st
EPs Don’t Miss this Deadline for Hardship Exception Applications The following is correspondence from CMS on the EHR Incentive Programs. Are you a Medicare provider who…
CMS EHR Hardship Exception Interactive Tool
Eligible Professionals: EHR Hardship Exception Applications Due July 1, 2014 The following is communication from CMS. Eligible professionals can now use CMS’ new interactive tool…
HHS Releases New Data and Tools to Increase Transparency on Hospital Utilization
Data Can Help Improve Care Coordination and Health Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, data scientists, researchers, policy experts, government employees…
Early Reaction to the EHR Incentive NPRM
CMS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for EHR Incentive Programs By John Halamka, MD Last week, I posted the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from CMS that offers…
Standardizing Secure Text Messaging
LTC Compliance Alert – Text Messages and PHI Do Not Mix! Is There a Solution? By Rod Baird Unsecure Text Messages between facility staff and…
Successful Results from CMS ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week
Additional Testing Scheduled for Next Year By Niall Brennan, Acting Director, CMS Offices of Enterprise Management This past March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
CMS and ONC Release NPRM Allowing CEHRT Flexibility and Extending Stage 2
CMS and ONC Communication CMS and ONC released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would allow providers participating in the EHR Incentive Programs to…