If 2012 promises anything for physicians, it’s a year full of IT challenges. Whether it’s Version 5010 compliance, the achievement of EHR meaningful use or the sharing of data with HIEs and ACOs; there will be some work to do on the technology front. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/need-skilled-affordable-it-personnel-outsource-it/#more-1430" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Need Skilled, Affordable IT Personnel? Outsource it.">(more…)</span></a>
<p id="article-teaser">According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 18,619 eligible professionals registered for the Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs last month. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-registration-stats-updated-by-cms/#more-1427" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Registration Stats Updated by CMS">(more…)</span></a></p>
The Version 5010 (ASC X12 Version 5010) deadline was 1/1/12, but, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not initiate enforcement action until 4/1/12. CMS made this decision based on industry feedback that many organizations and their trading partners were not yet ready to finalize system upgrades to be compliant. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/version-5010-cms-90-day-enforcement-discretion-period/#more-1423" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Version 5010: CMS 90-Day Enforcement Discretion Period">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded and enhanced its online presence by debuting a new look and feel for <a href="http://www.cms.gov/">CMS.gov</a>, and launching a brand-new site for the Medicaid program, <a href="http://www.medicaid.gov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Medicaid.gov</a>. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/a-new-face-for-the-cms-website/#more-1416" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading A New Face for the CMS Website">(more…)</span></a>
A new report that surveyed over 200 radiologists about the meaningful use of electronic health records has recently been released from vendor research firm KLAS Enterprises. KLAS partnered with the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) to survey over 200 radiologists. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/radiologists-and-meaningful-use-a-klas-report/#more-1414" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Radiologists and ‘Meaningful Use’, A KLAS Report">(more…)</span></a>
CMS has developed a web tool to help providers determine in which EHR Incentive Program they are eligible to participate. The tool can be found on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-meaningful-use-eligibility-widget/#more-1412" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Meaningful Use Eligibility Widget">(more…)</span></a>