Meaningful Use Lives On
By Brian Ahier – On Oct. 6, 2015, CMS and the ONC released the final rules for Stage 3 of the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program and the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria.
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Meaningful Use Ending? Yes and No
By William Hersh MD – The HIT world was shaken to its core by Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of CMS, who announced that the CMS Meaningful Use program was over. More precisely, he stated, “The Meaningful Use program as it has existed, will now be effectively over and replaced with something better.”
RCM Challenges Past, Present and Future
2015 was a critical year in the revenue cycle management space, presenting challenges for many providers looking to keep their bottom line above the red. We were there to cover it all in RCM Answers first year, thanks to ZirMed’s sponsorship and support of this site.
Day 8 – The “Answers” to Revenue Cycle Management
Day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts sees us milking the industry’s focus on revenue cycle management. The biggest RCM challenges of the year left some providers “udderly” besides themselves.
Day 5: A Look at Health IT through the Movies
Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we look to Hollywood for inspiration and 5 movies this year that are golden. If you have staff that called in “sick” today, take heart. The most anticipated movie this year, and perhaps even this decade, opens today.
HIMSS 16 Sessions – Spotlighting Shift to Value Based Care
The momentous shift in healthcare to value-based care is reflected in the HIMSS 16 conference programming. HIMSS 16 will be held at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas from February 29 – March 4. Here’s a rundown of sessions on the impact of the shift to value-based care.
How Will MACRA Impact Stage 3 Meaningful Use?
MACRA was enacted on April 16, 2015. Part of MACRA sunsets the meaningful use payment adjustment for eligible professionals by end of 2018. It also establishes the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) which incorporates meaningful use.
Meaningful Use: Time for an Obituary?
By Jim Tate – I read it almost every day. “Meaningful Use (MU) is over”. “The incentives are almost all paid out”. Everyone is acting like the entire CMS EHR Incentive Program is slipping away and with it the entire concept of MU. Better hold your horses. The death knell of MU has been overplayed.
MIPS: How Will Your PQRS Decisions Impact Your VBM Score and Reimbursement?
In April, Congress and President Obama approved what is commonly referred to as the doc fix bill. The bill repeals the Medicare Part B Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reimbursement formula and replaces it with the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System or MIPS.