Many physicians have funded their electronic health record (EHR) purchases with the CMS meaningful use incentive payments. Take a look at this article, written by Joseph Goedert and published by Health Data Management earlier this month. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/subsidizing-ehr-purchases-with-meaningful-use-dollars/#more-1381" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Subsidizing EHR Purchases with Meaningful Use Dollars">(more…)</span></a>
The Office of Clinical Quality and Standards at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar from 1-3pm EST on August 30th to explain the clinical quality measures in the Medicare electronic health records meaningful use program. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-to-explain-meaningful-use-clinical-quality-measures-on-aug-30th/#more-1371" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS to Explain Meaningful Use Clinical Quality Measures on Aug. 30th">(more…)</span></a>
Achieving meaningful use of an electronic health record (EHR) is not the only deadline facing medical practices. By federal mandate, in January of 2012, practices must process claims in the new 5010 format, <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/to-keep-or-replace-sage-medical-manager-to-comply-with-meaningful-use-and-5010icd-10-that-is-the-question/#more-1359" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading To Keep or Replace Sage Medical Manager® to comply with ‘Meaningful Use’ and 5010/ICD-10? THAT is the Question.">(more…)</span></a>
According to an article published yesterday in HealthLeaders Media, Farzad Mostashari, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, laid out a list of leading IT growth indicators at a recent National Health IT Summit in Washington DC: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/health-it-growth-indicators-from-the-national-coordinator-for-health-information-technology/#more-1351" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Health IT Growth Indicators from the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology">(more…)</span></a>
<p id="Btext1">In the first two weeks of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services incentive program, $75 million was paid out in bonuses for the meaningful use of electronic medical records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-bonus-checks-go-out/#more-1343" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Bonus Checks Go Out">(more…)</span></a></p>
According to Health Data Management, the meaningful use workgroup of the Health I.T. Policy Committee, which advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, is recommending that Stage 2 of electronic health records be delayed by one year to 2014 for providers who attest to Stage 1 meaningful use in 2011. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/delay-ehr-meaningful-use-stage-2-for-those-that-attest-in-2011/#more-1337" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Delay EHR Meaningful Use Stage 2 for Those That Attest in 2011?">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released new frequently asked questions about the electronic health records meaningful use incentive program. The questions cover providing patients with an electronic copy of health information and counting patients not seen by the eligible provider. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-adds-new-ehr-meaningful-use-faqs/#more-1335" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Adds New EHR Meaningful Use FAQs">(more…)</span></a>
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will conduct a two-year study to identify barriers to Medicaid providers achieving electronic health records meaningful use criteria. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ahrq-to-identify-barriers-to-medicaid-providers-achieving-meaningful-use-of-ehrs/#more-1333" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading AHRQ to Identify Barriers to Medicaid Providers Achieving Meaningful Use of EHRs">(more…)</span></a>
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will start issuing the first Medicare incentive checks for meaningful use of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/medicare-issuing-ehr-meaningful-use-incentive-checks/#more-1327" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Medicare Issuing EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Checks">(more…)</span></a>