New EHR Attestation Deadline for Eligible Hospitals: December 31, 2014
I just got the following note from CMS about an extension to the EHR Attestation deadline for eligible hospitals. Here’s all the details: CMS is extending the deadline for eligible hospitals and...
View ArticleHospitals Must Start Medicare EHR Participation in 2015 to Earn Incentives
Not participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program yet? 2015 is the last year for eligible hospitals to begin and still earn incentive payments. To earn a 2015 incentive payment and avoid a 2016...
View ArticleRule to Change MU Reporting Period to 90 Days is Issued
Today, 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. The...
View ArticleAccess All of CMS’ Sessions at HIMSS15
Visit the CMS eHealth Events page to access all of CMS’ HIMSS15 program sessions. An overview of each individual session can be found below. Sunday, April 12 Opening Keynote: CMS on Federal Quality...
View ArticleAccountable Care Organization (ACO) Investment Model
Overview Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to provide coordinated, high-quality care to their...
View ArticleFAQs with Guidance on Switching EHR Vendors Now Available on CMS Website
Question: Can providers that have switched Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology vendors apply for a hardship exception to avoid the Medicare payment adjustment? Answer: Yes, if a...
View ArticleUpdated FAQs on Participation in EHR Incentive Programs
To keep you informed of the latest information on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, CMS has recently updated three FAQs providing clarification on how to attest to certain objectives...
View ArticleLearn about New Requirements for Participation in EHR Incentive Programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently announced the release of final rules for the Medicare...
View ArticleCMS ICD-10 Stats and Metrics
On October 1, 2015 health systems across the country transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision – ICD-10. This change will enable providers to capture more details...
View ArticleNew EHR Incentive Program FAQs from CMS
On October 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule with comment for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. To keep you...
View ArticleAdditional FAQs for Guidance on Meeting Public Health Objective for 2015 EHR...
On October 6, CMS released the final rule for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. To support provider participation in 2015, CMS has released two additional...
View ArticleSubmit Applications for EHR Penalty Reconsiderations by November 30
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Congress mandated that payment adjustments should be applied to Medicare eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access...
View ArticleCMS Launches Important Changes to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program Hardship...
Today, CMS launched important changes to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program hardship exception process that will reduce burden on clinicians, hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs). These...
View ArticleRemarks of CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt at the Marketplace...
Welcome. And thank you for coming to a session that allows us to look at a deeper level at what is happening inside the Health Insurance Marketplace. And I’m not talking about what’s in the headlines,...
View ArticleFind Out if 2016 Exclusions and Alternate Exclusions Apply to You
National Health IT Week is September 26-30, 2016. CMS is sharing guidance throughout the week to help providers and industry members participate successfully in ongoing CMS health IT initiatives. Stay...
View ArticleCMS Finalizes the New Medicare Quality Payment Program
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive...
View ArticleeClinicalWorks Settlement Raises Question Of Customer Liability
Not much ago, my colleague John Lynn shared the news that EMR vendor eClinicalWorks had settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $155 million. The U.S. Department of Justice found that the vendor had...
View ArticleHHS Office of Inspector General Plans To Review $1.6 Billion In Incentive...
This post is part of the MACRA Monday series of blog posts where we dive into the details of the MACRA Quality Payment Program and related topics. The HHS Office of Inspector General has announced...
View ArticleMACRA Twitter Roundup – MACRA Monday
This post is part of the MACRA Monday series of blog posts where we dive into the details of the MACRA Quality Payment Program and related topics. There’s always a lot of activity on Twitter that’s...
View ArticleThe MACRA (QPP) API – MACRA Monday
This post is part of the MACRA Monday series of blog posts where we dive into the details of the MACRA Quality Payment Program (QPP) and related topics. When the MACRA program was announced, CMS also...
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