Accelerating Health Information Exchange
HHS Releases New Strategy for Accelerating Health Information Exchange Back in March the HHS requested input on a series of potential policy and programmatic changes…
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ONC Goes to Washington
ONC Testifies to the Senate and Reports to Congress Well I know, the ONC is already in Washington but they have been spending some time…
Patient Engagement Resources
Patient Engagement: What’s your Plan? We have been highlighting patient engagement this week in our daily posts and on our radio station. Stage 2 of…
CMS Releases Updated Data on EHR Adoption
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data that demonstrate that doctors and hospitals are using electronic health records (EHRs) to provide more…
CMS Proposed 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Impacts CQM Reporting in Stage 2
Recommends Changes to CQM Reporting in Stage 2 of the Medicare EHR Incentive Program On July 8, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
Better Health Info, Better Health: Announcing ONC’s Certified HIT Mark
Carol Bean /Â Director, Office of Certification and Testing Peter Garrett /Â Director, Office of Communications More and more Americans across the country are relying on their…
eRx Payment Adjustment and Other CMS Deadline Dates
June 30 eRx Payment Adjustment Deadline Individual eligible professionals (EPs) and group practices participating in the Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) must successfully report as…
Impact of EHR Technology On Healthcare Costs Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
EHR Technology’s Affect On Medicaid Costs The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Information Products & Data Analytics  has released a research report evaluating…
CMS Accepting Suggestions for Potential PQRS Measures through July 1
Encourages Providers to Submit PQRS Measures to Boost Program Participation CMS will accept quality measure suggestions for potential inclusion in the proposed set of quality…