<em>Excerpted from a report by Health Data Management</em>: Legislation introduced in the U.S. House and initially sponsored by nearly three-quarters of the Republican caucus clearly appears to seek repeal of the Medicare/Medicaid electronic health record meaningful use incentive payment programs. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/gop-bill-puts-meaningful-use-hitech-act-in-peril/#more-1302" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading GOP Bill Puts Meaningful Use & HITECH Act in Peril">(more…)</span></a>
Registration through CMS for EHR Incentive Programs begins today, January 3, 2011. Early participation will yield maximum incentive payments, so, register today even if your certified EHR system is not yet installed. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/registration-for-ehr-incentive-programs-begins-today/#more-1300" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Registration for EHR Incentive Programs Begins Today">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will track eligible medical professionals receiving incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-establishes-system-to-track-ehr-meaningful-use-incentive-recipients/#more-1291" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Establishes System to Track EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Recipients">(more…)</span></a>
The <a href="http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Certified HIT Product List (CHPL)</a> provides the authoritative, comprehensive listing of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules that have been tested and certified under the Temporary Certification Program maintained by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/onc-publishes-certified-hit-product-list/#more-1289" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ONC Publishes Certified HIT Product List">(more…)</span></a>
If your medical practice has plans to make information technology purchases (i.e., computers, monitors, servers, etc.) in early 2011, consider accelerating your capital expenditures into the fourth quarter of 2010. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/tax-write-off-for-equipment-purchases-by-year-end/#more-1287" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Tax Write-off for Equipment Purchases by Year End">(more…)</span></a>
Harmony Healthcare IT partners with Medical Informatics Engineering to offer an electronic health record solution to ambulatory practices nationwide. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/harmony-healthcare-it-offers-ehr-with-onc-atcb-20112012-certification/#more-1281" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Harmony Healthcare IT Offers EHR with ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification">(more…)</span></a>
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) has released a frequently-asked-questions document aimed at clearing up confusion around meaningful use of EHRs. Read the questions and answers here.
<p class="onc-body">The following organizations have been selected as The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs) for electronic health records (EHR): <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/onc-authorized-ehr-testing-and-certification-bodies/#more-1273" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ONC-Authorized EHR Testing and Certification Bodies">(more…)</span></a></p>
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>