CMS reminds providers about upcoming meaningful use deadline
2012 may be in full swing, but providers still have until the end of next month to attest to meaningful use to receive 2011 EHR incentive payments. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
View ArticleAMA: Don’t forget about June 30 e-prescribing deadline
Physicians have until June 30 to report use of e-prescribing systems or apply for a hardship exemption if they want to avoid a Medicare penalty, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently warned...
View ArticleFeds warn doctors not to use health IT for Medicare fraud
Health IT can bring many benefits for organizations – including the opportunity to increase revenue through illegal means. In a recent letter, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Department of...
View ArticleSurvey: Many hospitals haven’t done an HIE readiness assessment
Healthcare organizations recognize the importance of exchanging patient data to improve care. But a new survey says many providers aren’t ready to implement health information exchanges (HIEs). We...
View ArticleLawmakers: HHS should do more to prevent medical identity theft
Medical identity theft is a serious problem affecting both providers and patients, as more cyber criminals try to steal clinical and insurance data to buy prescription drugs, file false insurance...
View ArticleMore doctors escape Medicare electronic prescribing penalty
A big chunk of physicians will be allowed to apply for an exemption to a looming Medicare penalty levied against providers not using electronic prescriptions. Starting next year, providers that are...
View ArticleSurvey: Half of doctors now use e-prescribing
E-prescribing is starting to catch on among physicians, according to a recent survey, as doctors begin recognizing the benefits of electronic prescriptions and respond to federal pressure to adopt the...
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