Advancing Adoption, Interoperability and Transformation
By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Kimberly Lynch, M.P.H./Director, Office of Programs & Engagement In February 2014 we highlighted our regional extension centers’…
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Meeting MU for Eligible Hospitals in 2015
The following is email communication from CMS. The 2015 program year for the EHR Incentive Programs began on October 1, 2014 for eligible hospitals. Medicare…
House Bill Looks to Reduce 2015 Meaningful Use Reporting Period
Flex-IT Act Seeks Additional Flexibility in Reporting Meaningful Use Requirements in 2015 On Tuesday, House lawmakers introduced bill HR 5481, seeking to give Eligible Professionals…
Industry Leaders Still Want Changes to 2015 EHR Reporting Period
Call for Immediate Action to Amend 2015 EHR Reporting Period In a letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, the College of Healthcare Information Management…
ONC Releases 2014 Edition Release 2 Final Rule
HHS Provides Additional Flexibility for Certification of EHRs The following is correspondence from the ONC Health information technology (IT) developers, providers and consumers will get…
New Rules for Achieving Meaningful Use in 2014
The Other Shoe Droppeth By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com We’ve been waiting for it to drop since…
Final Rule issued for 2014 EHR Incentive Program
Providers offered ‘flexibility’ By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios There should be laws against publishing important program updates late afternoon on the Friday before…
CMS Releases Final Rule on Modifications of the EHR Incentive Programs for 2014
Rule Allows Flexibility in Certified EHR Technology for 2014 In typical ONC and CMS fashion, the newest final rule for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR…
Will C-CDA be the new PDF?
Health IT Stuff I Found – Consolidated-Clinical Data Architecture By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios Remember when there used to be several versions of Microsoft…