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HIMSS10: Investigator says EMRs can uncover fraud but sometimes put docs at risk
Fraud investigator Harry Markopolos blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff's record-breaking Ponzi scheme, but he's more proud of and excited about his work uncovering Medicare fraud. And he's excited... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: HHS to study Medicare PHR usage
Well, unlike many IT vendors (not to mention countless publications), at least HHS can admit that it doesn't know enough about personal health records to draw conclusions. "We know very little about... Read more...
Physicians, pharmacists slam e-prescribing technology, rules
CMS has paid a small bonus for electronic prescribing since the beginning of 2009, and e-prescribing will be a component of "meaningful use" of EMR when that incentive program gets underway in 2011.... Read more...
CMS asked to align PQRI, stimulus reporting requirements
CMS officials are considering changes to the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and/or the forthcoming criteria for "meaningful use" of EHRs to align reporting requirements for both... Read more...
CMS to allow EHR reporting for PQRI, e-prescribing bonuses in 2010
The new Medicare Part B fee schedule for 2010 is encouraging doctors to adopt EHRs by, for the first time, allowing practices to use real clinical data from EHRs and e-prescribing systems to report... Read more...
First phase of 'meaningful use' likely to be basic
The 2011 criteria for "meaningful use" of EHRs are likely to be rather simple because the timeline for compliance is so short, but the standards will ratchet up significantly in later stages of the... Read more...
CMS may reward physician EHR reporting as soon as 2010
CMS may expand its Physician Quality Reporting Initiative incentive program as soon as next year to include clinical data reported from EHRs. "We will make the determination as to whether accepting... Read more...
Blumenthal not satisfied with first 'meaningful use' draft
Almost as soon as the new federal Health IT Policy Committee released its initial definition of "meaningful use," National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. David Blumenthal sent the workgroup... Read more...
