Receiving Medicare EHR Incentive Payments
First EHR Incentive Payments Issued The first Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive payments have been issued. Participants will receive their Medicare EHR Incentive Program…
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Earning Maximum EHR Incentives
How Can EPs Earn Maximum EHR Incentives? Medicare Participation Thresholds vs. Patient Encounters for Measures Every webinar, conference call, FAQ site, or provider forum I…
Meaningful Use Friday Fun
A little meaningful use fun as we head into the long holiday weekend. Check out this YouTube video. Play meaningful use Jeopardy. A Meaningful Yoose…
Audit Reports from HHS OIG
HHS OIG released two audit reports Established in 1976, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) fights waste, fraud and…
Exchange of Clinical Information
 Understanding Core Measure for Exchange of Clinical Information Attesting to Stage 1 Meaningful Use for both EPs and EHs can be testy when there is…
EHR Numerator and Denominator
No requirement for EHR to gather numerator and denominator There is a little  known but potential Stage 1 nightmare for EPs as they prepare for…
ePrescribing – June 30th deadline
Join us each week for our FAQ Friday. This week we have a question from one of our HITECH Answers members on ePrescribing.. Question: I…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Timing Options
Delay of Stage 2 Meaningful Use We knew it was coming, and it did. Yesterday during the HIT Policy Committee meeting the Meaningful Use Workgroup…
May HIT Policy Meeting
Monthly HIT Policy Committee The HIT Policy Committee will hold their monthly meeting tomorrow, May 11th, in Washington DC at 10am to 3pm EST. The…