EHR Incentive Program

Bill would shorten Meaningful Use reporting period, delay Stage 3

Rep. Renee Elmers (R-N.C.) on Thursday introduced legislation that would prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from even writing the final Stage 3 Meaningful Use rules until at least 2017. It also would permanently shorten the annual attestation period to 90 days, rather than the full year, and institute a "linear scale" next year for compliance to replace the current all-or-nothing nature of the EHR incentive program.

By Neil Versel

MedCity Influencers

The Forgotten Meaningful Use Incentive Adjustment

Ah, the life of a hospital CIO. Sometimes everything just falls into place. It doesn’t matter if you work for a 40 bed rural Critical Access Hospital (CAH) or a 700 bed critical care center in an urban center, the satisfaction can be the same. All the details of your CMS EHR incentive attestation were […]

With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

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Escape hatch for electronic submission of CQMs for meaningful use

It is there in black and white on page 68 of the Final Rule “Therefore, for the Medicare EHR incentive program beginning in CY 2012 we proposed that an EP using a certified EHR technology or beginning in FY 2012 an eligible hospital or CAH using a certified EHR technology, as appropriate for clinical quality […]

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Certified EHR getting data from non-certified PM system

One very common question I receive about the CMS EHR Incentive Programs for Eligible Providers (EPs) concerns their use of a separate Practice Management System. Many EPs have an EHR that has received Certified Complete EHR status from CMS. They often have a separate Practice Management System that incorporates the functionality to maintain scheduling, billing, patient accounts, and […]

Health IT

Meaningful Use Attestation and Audits: A Word to the Wise

The CMS EHR Incentive Program is going full bore. Over $390,000,000 was paid out in November alone by Medicare to Eligible Professionals (EP) and Eligible Hospitals (EH). That doesn’t even include the Medicaid incentives. Seems like every possible EHR is certified, EPs and EHs are registering, and we’ve even seen the Stage 1 early 2011 […]