EHR Incentive Program Status Report April 2015
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – April.
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EHR Incentive Program Status Report March 2015
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – March.
CMS Proposed Rules Overview Webinars
CMS is holding 2 live webinars this week on the current proposed rules. Register now as space is limited.
CMS and ONC Current Proposed Rules
There are currently three proposed rules that are related and effect the CMS EHR Incentive programs. Here are some details and resources.
A Look at Health IT, Meaningful Use, Interoperability and Public Policy
By Sarianne Gruber – Without Health information technology (IT), how can our healthcare system achieve better patient outcomes at a reduced cost and move from a volume to a value payment method?
Fast Times at Health IT High
By Matt Fisher – Health information technology or HealthIT is in the healthcare spotlight, but remains a constantly changing field. One of the primary initiatives shining the brightest spotlight on HealthIt is the Meaningful Use program.
Modifications to Meaningful Use for 2015 through 2017
On April 10, 2015, CMS issued a new proposed rule for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs to align Stage 1 and Stage 2 objectives and measures with the long-term proposals for Stage 3, to build progress toward program milestones, to reduce complexity, and to simplify providers’ reporting.
HITECH and Meaningful Use at a Crossroads
By William Hersh MD – It is hard to believe that the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was passed into law five years ago, in 2009, and at the end of the year, the massive legislation was shaped into a program that has profoundly altered the informatics world, not to mention all of healthcare.
New Resources on HealthIT.gov
Here are some new resources you might find helpful as you try and move toward better health, smarter spending and healthier people! Help others by…