Beacon Community Program Update
Back in December 2009, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius announced that it would make available $235 million from the American Recovery and…
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Hospital based physicians get new definition for HITECH incentives
HR 4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 was signed into law in April. It extends unemployment benefits, delays Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians, and…
Non-Compete Agreements
The following guest post is provided by William O’Toole, founder of the O’Toole Law Group and contributing expert to HITECH Answers. Non-Compete Agreements Non-compete agreements (NCAs)…
Recovery Room 4/22/10
While most of us were getting through spring breaks and filing taxes, the ONC and its advisory committees have been working overtime. No word on…
Supplemental “Rural Hospital” REC Funding May Not Reach Most Rural Hospitals
The following guest post is provided by Louis Wenzlow at Rural Health IT, a collaboration between the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health and the Rural WI Health…
Public Comment Period Ends
The public comment period for both the CMS NPRM and the ONC IRF ended on March 15th. The ONC and CMS are now sifting through…
Recovery Room 3/28/10
There has been much to report about this month. First, everyone is getting back to business after this year’s HIMSS conference in Atlanta at the…
CCHIT Suspends Stage 1 Testing and Drummond Throws Hat in the Ring
The following guest post is provided by Jim Tate, President of EMR Advocate and contributing expert to HITECH Answers. CCHIT has announced a pause in…
CMS NPRM – Incentive Programs for Eligible Professionals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on December 30, 2009, outlining both the objectives and measures…