National Health Spending Growth Remains Low for 4th Consecutive Year
CMS Office of the Actuary Report The following is communication from CMS. Overall national health expenditures grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in 2012,…
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Industry Talks at CMS eHealth Summit
Health Care Delivery, Information Exchange and the Future of Electronic Quality Measurement CMS Communication from Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services We…
ONC Highlights A Year in Review – Sixth Day of Christmas
2013 Highlights of the ONC On the 6th Day of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts, we turn our attention to the ONC. And speaking…
CMS Issues Final Rule on 2014 PFS
2014 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule Updates Payment Policies and Quality Programs for Calendar Year 2014 On November 27, 2013, CMS issued a final rule…
CMS eHealth Program Milestones Webinar Dec 5th
Provider Webinar on 2014 CMS eHealth Program Milestones for EPs Eligible Professionals (EPs) are encouraged to join the next CMS eHealth webinar on milestones for…
New CMS HIE Stage 2 Tipsheet
Health Information Exchange in Stage 2 – New EHR Tipsheet for Eligible Professionals If you are an eligible professional preparing for Stage 2 of the EHR…
Hospital EHR Participation and Payment Adjustments
Learn How Your Eligible Hospital’s EHR Participation Affects Upcoming Payment Adjustments Subsection (d) hospitals that are eligible to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program…
2013 EP Reporting Period Ends Dec 31st
Reporting Period for EPs Ends December 31, 2013; Prepare for Attestation The following is correspondence from CMS. December 31, 2013, is an important deadline for…
ICD-10: Less Than One Year Out
Less than one year to implement ICD-10…so let’s talk. By Matthew Albright, Director, Administrative Simplification Group for CMS No matter where you are in your…