CMS official explains the EHR attestation process
Providers may begin the attestation process for receiving electronic health record incentive payments April 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. Listen as Robert Anthony,...
View ArticleOne doctor’s reflections on meaningful use attestation
Monday marked the first day of meaningful use attestation for hospitals and eligible providers participating in the federal Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. Dr. Chris...
View ArticleCMS clarifies meaningful use attestation process with FAQ answers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) frequently posts answers to questions health care stakeholders pose — and a hot topic right now is meaningful use attestation procedures. Ranking...
View ArticleEMR rollout requires team effort, flexibility
While switching paper records to electronic medical records (EMRs) often brings trepidation among doctors, practices and hospitals alike, a successful implementation out of Wisconsin shows it can be...
View ArticleCardiologists embracing meaningful use program so far
More than half of cardiologists — roughly 55% — plan to participate in the meaningful use program, according to a recent survey of American College of Cardiology (ACC) members. The survey, taken in...
View ArticleCHIME, HIMSS surveys gauge nation’s meaningful use prep
Feeling left behind in the Health IT rat race? Don’t. Two new surveys of hospital CIOs show that few hospitals are really ready for meaningful use, but most are striving to get there. They also provide...
View ArticleAmerican Medical Association blasts meaningful use guidelines
The American Medical Association is blasting the federal government’s proposed changes to the EHR meaningful use incentive program for 2014. “The proposed rule does not address our overarching concern...
View ArticleFamily physicians find meaningful use audits are expensive, unhelpful
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) didn’t get the response it desired when it sent a letter of concern about the meaningful use audit program to CMS in April. In fact, CMS hasn’t...
View ArticleCMS official explains the EHR attestation process
Providers may begin the attestation process for receiving electronic health record incentive payments April 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. Listen as Robert Anthony,...
View ArticleOne doctor’s reflections on meaningful use attestation
Monday marked the first day of meaningful use attestation for hospitals and eligible providers participating in the federal Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. Dr. Chris...
View ArticleCMS clarifies meaningful use attestation process with FAQ answers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) frequently posts answers to questions health care stakeholders pose — and a hot topic right now is meaningful use attestation procedures. Ranking...
View ArticleEMR rollout requires team effort, flexibility
While switching paper records to electronic medical records (EMRs) often brings trepidation among doctors, practices and hospitals alike, a successful implementation out of Wisconsin shows it can be...
View ArticleCardiologists embracing meaningful use program so far
More than half of cardiologists — roughly 55% — plan to participate in the meaningful use program, according to a recent survey of American College of Cardiology (ACC) members. The survey, taken in...
View ArticleCHIME, HIMSS surveys gauge nation’s meaningful use prep
Feeling left behind in the Health IT rat race? Don’t. Two new surveys of hospital CIOs show that few hospitals are really ready for meaningful use, but most are striving to get there. They also provide...
View ArticleAmerican Medical Association blasts meaningful use guidelines
The American Medical Association is blasting the federal government’s proposed changes to the EHR meaningful use incentive program for 2014. “The proposed rule does not address our overarching concern...
View ArticleFamily physicians find meaningful use audits are expensive, unhelpful
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) didn’t get the response it desired when it sent a letter of concern about the meaningful use audit program to CMS in April. In fact, CMS hasn’t...
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