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January 7, 2013A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines how the Medicaid EHR incentive payments were distributed in 2011. According to the report, released Dec. 13, the amount of Medicaid EHR incentive payments awarded to each hospital ranged from … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentThe ONC Proposes Using EHR Certification Criteria For Patient Safety Event Reporting
January 3, 2013The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT wants to use electronic health record certification criteria to make it easier for physicians to report patient safety events, which provide critical raw data for developers, healthcare providers, researchers and policymakers to … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases December 2012 Newsletter
January 2, 2013HAPPY NEW YEAR! Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: December 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Study, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience | Leave a commentCMS Announces To States – Partial Medicaid Expansion Won’t Qualify For Full Funding
December 21, 2012Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and other CMS officials announced on Monday that states which embark on a partial expansion of their Medicaid systems would not qualify for the full 100 percent funding under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged ACA, CMS, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, Medicaid Expansion | Leave a commentNew GAO Study Finds Opportunities To Improve CMS Use Of Medicare Pre-Pay Edits
December 17, 2012Use of prepayment edits saved Medicare at least $1.76 billion in fiscal year 2010, but a new study by the Government Accountability Office found that savings could have been greater had the edits been more widely used. According to GAO, … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged CMS, Environmental Intelligence, Healthcare, HHS, Medicare | Leave a commentCMS Lauches New Meaningful Use Dashboard
December 13, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has updated its website to include current information on bonuses paid out under the meaningful use incentive program. The new Meaningful Use Dashboard serves as an interactive supplement to CMS’s … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentive Program Payments Top $9 Billion Through November 2012
December 7, 2012Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments are estimated to have reached $9.245 billion to 177,100 physicians and hospitals through November since the program’s inception and are anticipated to reach $10 billion by the end of the year. During … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentThe ONC & CMS Release Revisions To Stage 2 Meaningful Use
December 6, 2012The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have revised aspects of their measures in the meaningful use Stage 2 final rule. The interim final rule allows for public comment … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentHealth IT Leaders Respond to OIG EHR Incentive Report
December 5, 2012HHS’ inspector general’s office said it found a number of “obstacles” to the proper oversight of the multi-billion dollar Medicare electronic health-record incentive payment program.But clearing away those obstacles could place more hurdles in the paths of providers seeking to … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC | Leave a commentOIG Report Calls For EHR Incentive Payment Audits
December 4, 2012A new report from the Office of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn’t going to make things any easier. The Nov. 29 … Continue reading
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