Contingent of GOP Senators Ask HHS for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Extension
Senators Seek One Year Extension for Providers Not Ready for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Last week 17 U.S. Republican senators, led by John Thune (R-SD),…
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EHR Incentive Audits to Escalate
EHR Incentive Audits, Now Pre-Payment by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate The calls keep coming in. Hospitals, providers, vendors, consultants, and of course the occasional journalist….
Getting More Health Out of Health IT
COMMENTARY by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn Twitter: @healthpopuli How can we get more health out of health IT? Getting more patients involved in their own health will…
“To the Victor Goes the Spoils”
Commentary by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate I love that sentence, “To the Victor Goes the Spoils”. Sounds like something Julius Caesar would have said but…
AHIMA Foundation Study is Basis for HHS Report to Congress on EHR Payment Incentives
Application of EHR Payment Incentives for Providers Not Receiving Other Incentive Payments Advancing the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for long-term, and post…
Meaningful Use Survivor: 4 Steps to a Successful Audit
Meaningful Use Audit Webinar Designed for the Behavioral Health Eligible Professional by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate For many providers this has been the Summer of…
Coalition: Meaningful Use Stage 3 Must Focus on Care Disparities
Last week the Consumer Partnership for eHealth — a coalition of more than 50 consumer, patient and labor groups — published an action plan aimed…
Questions Around EHR Incentive Payment Audits
EHR Incentive Audits for Medicaid EPs CMS lays it out there as concisely as possible: “Any provider attesting to receive an EHR incentive payment for…
AHA, AMA: Meaningful Use Requirements Should Be Eased
Last week, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association sent a joint letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for greater flexibility in…