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FILTER RESULTS ►CMS Says More than Half of US Doctors Have Adopted Electronic Health Records
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that more than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records, exceeding the goal they had set for themselves for the end of 2013. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey [...]
Effective Electronic Health Records Require Medicare Incentives, Says AMA
Federal agencies should align to Medicare pay so it supports interoperability seamlessly within paperless systems, the American Medical Association (AMA) plus other medicine groups have urged. If the USA is serious about achieving goals...Show More Summary
Watchdog call for EHR bonus audits meets resistance
Medicare’s chief says adding more regulatory roadblocks could prevent physicians from adopting electronic health record systems by the time noncompliance penalties start in 2015.
Fred Schulte on Investigative Journalism: "Race to electronic health records may come with a price"
Investigative reporter Fred Schulte of the Center for Public Integrity has written up his experiences on his investigation of upcoding and Medicare billing inflation due to the effects of EHRs.The piece is of interest in regard to, at...Show More Summary
Electronic Health Records: Saving or Undermining Medicare?
US government warns EHR users about aggressive billing
Billions Spent to Make Medicare More Efficient Make Medicare More Expensive
Buried within the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act — the 2009 stimulus bill — was a
substantial amount of funding intended to encourage health care
providers to adopt new health information technology, including
electronic health records for patients. Show More Summary
Medicare Billing Rises at Hospitals With Electronic Records
The move to electronic health records may be adding billions of dollars to Medicare costs by enabling hospitals and physicians to bill more for the same services.
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Rules Released
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released final requirements for Stage 2 Electronic Health Records Incentive programs. The regulations can be found here:CMSONCA fact sheet on CMS's final rule is available here. Show More Summary
Stage 2 meaningful use rules sharply criticized by physicians
The American Medical Association and state and specialty societies call for less aggressive criteria in the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program.
More on privacy and security.
Protecting patients’ privacy and securing their health information is a core requirement for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid incentives programs for electronic health records (EHRs)1. Further, effective privacy and security...Show More Summary
Electronic Health Records Association Responds to ONC and CMS NPRMs on Meaningful Use Stage 2
The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Association today submitted its detailed comments on the two Notices of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRMs) on Meaningful Use Stage 2 – one from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for healthcare providers laying out revised Meaningful Use objectives and measures for use of certified electronic health records (EHRs); and [...]
Divide by Zero: Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) criteria
From the CMS "Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program - ATTESTATION USER GUIDE For Eligible Professionals (EPs)" (warning: large PDF), page 41/64:... Step 25 – Core Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs 1 of 3)EPs must report calculated CQMs directly from their certified EHR technology as a requirement of the EHR Incentive Programs. Show More Summary
DrFirst Congratulates 44 EHR Partners Awarded Surescripts White Coat of Quality for 2011
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) there are over 800 certified electronic health record and e-prescribing technology vendors in the nation. Of that number, only 64 were recently awarded the Surescripts White Coat of Quality for 2011, recognizing these vendors for upholding the highest standards of prescription content quality in e-prescribing. [...]
Another $508 Million Paid Out in Meaningful Use Incentive Money in January
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that the number of physicians and hospitals to have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record incentive program has increased by over 15,000 in January to 191,604. Total incentive payments issued during the month were over $508 million bringing the total paid through [...]
Stage 2 Meaningful Use NPRM Moves Toward Patient-Centered Care Through Wider Use of EHRs
Substantial evidence shows that higher adoption of electronic health records (EHR) can save our health care system money, save time for doctors and hospitals, and save lives. Thanks to the Recovery Act and the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, we have seen great success and momentum as we’ve taken the first steps toward adoption [...]
HIMSS Issues Statement on Release of Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM
HIMSS is pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have published their proposed rule for Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 2 (Meaningful Use Stage 2); the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is expected to publish the associated Standards, [...]
CMS Reports that over $2.5 Billion in EHR Incentive Funds was Paid to over 176,000 providers in 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that the number of physicians and hospitals to have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record incentive program has increased to over 176,000 through the end of 2012. Total incentive payments issued during the year exceeded $2.5 billion. According to a report available [...]
Practice Fusion Helps US Doctors Put EHR Incentives to Work
Small medical practices across the country are starting 2012 with an extra $18,000 in the bank as a reward for making the transition from paper records to an Electronic Health Record system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the 2009 Economic Stimulus Plan, is promoting the national shift to EHR systems [...]
McKenzie County Memorial Hospital First in North Dakota to Receive Medicare Funding for Use of EHR
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) has announced that McKenzie County Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in North Dakota to qualify for Medicare reimbursements for using a certified electronic health record. McKenzie County...Show More Summary
CMS Reports that EHR Incentive Registrations Top 150,000 – with over $1.8 billion paid out through November
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that the number of physicians and hospitals to have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record incentive program has increased to over 150,000 through the end of November. According to a report at GovHealthIT.com the breakdown through the end of November is 115,093 [...]
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