CMS Audit Appeals Process Leaves Providers Desperate for Clarity
Earlier this year I wrote a post entitled: The Black Box: The Appeal of a Failed Meaningful Use Incentive Audit. In that post I documented…
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New Guidance on Protect Electronic Health Information Core Objective
If you are a provider participating in the EHR Incentive Programs, conducting or reviewing a security risk analysis is required to meet Stage 1 and Stage 2 of meaningful use. This meaningful use objective complements, but does not impose new or expanded requirements on the HIPAA Security Rule.
Drew Memorial Comes Out a Winner in MU Audit Process
Few would have predicted Drew Memorial Hospital would come out a winner in an MU audit story that made health IT headlines news four weeks ago after the hospital was audited for not properly meeting Core Measure 14.
AMA Sends Blueprint for Meaningful Use to CMS
On Tuesday, October 15, the AMA released their vision outlining the future of the EHR Incentive program and meaningful use. The blueprint was included in a letter to CMS and the ONC ahead of the anticipated release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaning (NPRM) for Stage 3 meaningful use requirements.
Reporting 2014 eCQMs through the QualityNet Portal
EPs attesting to 2014 eCQMs are required to report 9 from a list of 64 for the EHR Incentive Programs. eCQMs can now be submitted through a new CMS portal.
EPs and EHs Audited for Meaningful Use
By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com We have Steve Spearman of Health Security Solutions to thank. Through a…
Extension on Hardship Exception Application for EHR Incentive Program
The following is email communication from CMS. CMS is announcing its intent to reopen the submission period for hardship exception applications for eligible professionals and…
EHR Incentive Programs and Broadband Access
The following is email communication from CMS. CMS offers exclusions and hardship exceptions for eligible professionals who face challenges in meeting meaningful use objectives that…
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…