Category: EHR Incentive Program
AMA Supports House Bill to Eliminate Certain Medicare EHR Incentive Reimbursement Penalties
Supports Key Hardship Exemptions to Medicare EHR Incentives In March of this year, Republican Representative Diane Black of Tennessee introduced a new bill seeking to lift some requirements for eligible professionals (EPs) participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. The Electronic Health Records Improvement Act House Bill HR 1331 seeks to amend reimbursement penalties for some EPs [...]
National Provider Call on EHR Incentive Program
Schedule of Upcoming CMS Provider Calls CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) provide an overview of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, including the use of certified EHR technology to meet meaningful use. Learn about the different types of certification and what certification actually tests. Medicare and [...]
News & Updates from the Regional Extension Centers
Regional Extension Centers (RECs) Move Forward The HITECH Act authorized the Health Information Technology Extension Program and the ONC awarded 62 grants for Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs) and a national Health IT Research Center (HITRC). The Centers offer local technical assistance, guidance, and information to support and accelerate health care providers’ efforts [...]
Upcoming Virtual Health IT Events for Providers
Next Week’s Health IT Webinars Take advantage of these upcoming online educational events. The webinars are all intended for eligible professional and their practices. They are free of charge so register today. For other Health IT events, conferences, or summits visit our HIT Event Calendar. Learning Lunch Webinar: EHR: When to upgrade successfully from old [...]
CMS Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use
CMS Updates Resources for Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Program begins in 2014. Eligible Professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals will begin stage 2 after successfully attesting to two reporting periods of stage 1 meaningful use. The final rules for stage 2 were issued in August of 2012. Along [...]
HIT Policy Committee Gives Update on EHR Incentive Program Progess
Latest EHR Incentive Program Data Released At last week’s HIT Policy Committee meeting Robert Anthony, deputy director of the Health IT Initiative Group at CMS’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services, reviewed the most current data on CMS EHR Incentive Program participation. The HIT Policy Committee makes recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health IT on a policy [...]
Latest Provider Updates from CMS
CMS Important Dates and Timelines The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be a busy place this summer. Here’s a rundown of important updates and deadlines. Updated End-to-End Testing Checklists CMS and contractor National Government Services (NGS) have updated end-to-end testing checklists to incorporate comments from providers, payers, and vendors. The checklists were [...]
The Summer of EHR Incentive Audits
EHR Incentive Audits Heating Up by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate Ah, summer. I love the sound of that word, “summer”. It rolls off the tongue like warm Tupelo honey and bring backs memories of my childhood. Those golden hours spent with my cousins at a lake cabin where every day blended into the next in [...]
Transition of Care Measures for Stage 2 MU
Guidance and Training on Transition of Care Measures ONC releases document prepared for them on supporting meaningful use stage 2 transition of care measures. The document is guidance for health information exchange organizations and health information service providers on supporting the objectives’ measure 2 in stage 2. The introduction of the document states: On behalf [...]
Can patient engagement be achieved from a clinician messaging system?
Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD For clinicians participating in the federal EHR Incentive Program (Meaningful Use), Stage 2 of Meaningful Use (MU2) is right around the corner (2014). No one yet has EHR software that is certified for MU2, given that vendors are just becoming certified this year. So, from a clinician perspective, it is hard to [...]
Providers working towards HIE and interoperability face the challenge of bringing connectivity to scale to take advantage of the data being generated by EHR adoption. This paper seeks to demonstrate that connectivity at scale can be accomplished. 
Connect With Us