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NewsMedicaid quality measures pull heavily from Meaningful Use
In finalizing its initial core set of 26 healthcare quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services borrows heavily from quality measures already Read more...
CMS urged to close EMR funding loophole for critical access docs
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and National Rural Hospital Association (NRHA) have alerted CMS to a potential flaw in how the agency decides which doctors receive incentives for achieving Read more...
CMS Meaningful Use payments close to $2B
Close to $2 billion has been paid to providers by both Medicare and Medicaid for the electronic health record incentive program, Health Data Management reports. Overall, more than 10,000 eligible Read more...
New CMS guide walks providers through Meaningful Use attestation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has created a new interactive tool to help acquaint eligible professionals and others with the requirements of the electronic health record incentive Read more...
ONC workgroup jumps into Meaningful Use Stage 3 development
Some major challenges remain in the move to the third stage of Meaningful Use, according the Office of the National Coordinator's (ONC) Health IT Policy Committee Meaningful Use Workgroup, which Read more...
CMS pilot calls for electronic reporting of clinical quality measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule updating the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and payment rates contains a tidbit designed to make meeting Meaningful Read more...
CMS answers more questions about EHR incentive programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released eight new answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to keep providers informed about the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health Read more...
CMS clarifies Meaningful Use attestation requirements for hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance clarifying the attestation requirements for hospitals participating in the electronic health record Medicare incentive program. Read more...
EHR incentive appeals process in the works for CMS
In its ongoing efforts to implement the Medicare electronic health record incentive program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded Erie, Pa.-based Provider Resources, Inc. a Read more...
Registered providers for EHR incentives surpass 90K mark
Nearly 91,000 eligible professionals and hospitals have signed up to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs so far in 2011, according to the Office of Read more...
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