It looks as if the incentives offered by the federal government for physicians to meet electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use standards are working. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/meaningful-use-survey-results-from-himss/#more-1270" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Meaningful Use Survey Results from HIMSS">(more…)</span></a>
According to <a href="http://www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=74647" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">this article from Government Health IT</a>, Health & Human Services Department officials are considering measures for the second stage of meaningful use even before healthcare providers get started on tackling the 2011 first stage requirements of the incentive program. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/meaningful-use-talks-for-2013-begin/#more-1267" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Meaningful Use Talks for 2013 Begin">(more…)</span></a>
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and the Drummond Group now can test and certify products from EMR vendors to ensure that they meet “meaningful use” criteria. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/two-software-testing-companies-aurthorized-to-certify-meaningful-use-of-emrs/#more-1265" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Two Software-Testing Companies Aurthorized to Certify “Meaningful Use” of EMRs">(more…)</span></a>
The deadline for Version 5010 electronic healthcare transaction standards begins on January 1, 2011. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/5010-icd-10-deadlines-approaching/#more-1263" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading 5010 & ICD-10 Deadlines Approaching">(more…)</span></a>
ZirMed’s Eligibility Verification solution has been designed to make your biller’s life easier. Whether you’re performing verification individually or by batch, ZirMed can help reduce preventable claim errors and offers up to a 75% cost savings over manually verifying coverage. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/verifying-patient-eligibility/#more-1261" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Verifying Patient Eligibility">(more…)</span></a>
The 864-page final rule for meaningful use of electronic health records has been posted by The Department of Health and Human Services.
The Office of Management and Budget has finished reviewing the meaningful use rule, which was the final step before publication. It is now reported that The Department of Health and Human Services will release the final meaningful use rule tomorrow. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/meaningful-use-rule-for-ehr-to-be-published-tomorrow/#more-1257" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Meaningful Use Rule for EHR to be Published Tomorrow">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently launched a website aimed at educating eligible healthcare professionals on electronic health record (EHR) incentives. View <a href="http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the website</a>. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-launches-website-for-ehr-incentives/#more-1255" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Launches Website for EHR Incentives">(more…)</span></a>
ZirMed®, the national provider partner used by <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/">Harmony Healthcare IT</a> for revenue cycle management solutions, has announced that it is inviting healthcare practices to begin “early adopter” testing of transactions under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) new HIPAA Version 5010 rules. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/availability-of-hipaa-5010-transaction-testing-for-providers/#more-1253" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Availability Of HIPAA 5010 Transaction Testing for Providers">(more…)</span></a>