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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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November 30, 2012Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its November 2012 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: November 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter? Click on this link to … 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, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, HIT, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices, ONC, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentCMS EHR Incentive Payments Surpassed $8 Billion in October 2012
November 27, 2012Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments have surpassed $8 billion since its inception, with $8.36 billion paid out to 165,800 eligible physicians and hospitals in total program estimates through the end of October. Final figures will be available later … 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 commentHHS Announces Deadline Extension For Health Insurance Exchanges
November 13, 2012The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for states to declare their plans for a state-based health insurance exchange for one month to accommodate many governors who were waiting until the election outcome to decide whether … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, health insurance exchanges, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS, HIE | Leave a commentThe ONC Seeks Comments On Stage 3 Meaningful Use Recommendations
November 9, 2012Patient communication has typically been a two-way street, at least at the start of an encounter with healthcare providers.The advent of health information technology in the hands of providers and multiplatform information technology in the homes and pockets and purses … 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 3 Meaningful Use | Leave a commentThe OIG To Begin EHR Incentive Payments Review in 2013
October 29, 2012In its investigations into Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the Office of the Inspector General, will also undertake Recovery Act reviews, which include probes into the EHR Incentive program. “We will review Medicare incentive payments to eligible health care professionals and … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, OIG, ONC | Leave a commentCMS Releases 2014 Clinical Quality Measures for Meaningful Use
October 29, 2012The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs)for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals seeking to attest for meaningful use. Click here to access the Final 2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) Beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use | Tagged CMS, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentSix Reasons Congressmen Call To End Meaningful Use Payments Is a Bad Idea
October 12, 2012Timing being everything and all, the four policymakers who on Oct. 4 sent a letter asking HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to stop distributing meaningful use incentives probably should have attended the Oct. 3 Bipartisan Policy Center event instead. The day … Continue reading
Posted in EHR 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 Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentUS House Leaders Reaction To Stage 2 Meaningful Use Final Rule
October 5, 2012Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The letter clearly states that HHS should suspend incentive payments to providers in the … Continue reading
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