Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Incentivize Care Coordination
What: CMS is establishing separate payments for managing a patient’s care outside of a face-to-face visit for practices equipped to provide these services, beginning in 2015. Why: The care coordination...
View ArticleChanges to Physician Quality Programs and the Value Modifier
What: A final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalizes changes to several pay-for-reporting programs — including the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) — and...
View ArticleAttestation Deadlines Loom
What: Dec. 31 marks the end of the 2013 meaningful use program year for eligible professionals participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Eligible professionals then have until Feb. 28, 2014,...
View ArticleNational Learning Consortium (NLC) Resources: Secure Electronic Messaging
The NLC resources are examples of tools that are used in the field today, and that are recommended by “boots on the ground” professionals. The NLC, in partnership with HealthIT.gov, shares this...
View ArticlePlan Ahead: Review Upcoming eHealth Milestones Using New eHealth Interactive...
CMS posted a new interactive timeline that highlights key 2013 and 2014 milestones for its eHealth programs. The timeline helps you identify key program dates and corresponding required actions, as...
View ArticleEHR Certification Guidance Offered for ‘”Ineligible’ Providers
While the Medicare/Medicaid meaningful use incentive program has driven significant EHR adoption by health care providers, there remains a broad swath of care providers who are ineligible for Medicare...
View ArticleClinton Challenges Lawmakers to Address ACA Glitches
As the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces prepare to open for business across the country, former President Bill Clinton is urging Congress and the states to fix some glaring glitches....
View ArticleEHR Market Poised for Shakeout
The EHR landscape, many health care professionals are discovering, is littered with software programs that do not interoperate, integrate or even interface with each other. Critics cite a range of...
View ArticleMedicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs
This July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that more than 300,000 providers have received payment for successfully participating in the Medicare and Medicaid...
View ArticleMU Adjustments Based on Two Years of Activity
Article written by Jim Tate For years we have talked about the carrot and stick approach to the CMS EHR incentive program. First came those lovely front loaded incentives that drove EHR adoption....
View ArticleEssential Tips For Home Buyers In Naples
Want to live near a golf course in Naples? Follow these tips if you’re going to be looking at golf course homes in the Twin Eagles community or check it out here...
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