Tag Archives: EHR

EHR – Try, Try Again

Posted on February 24, 2013 by dzetter

Underperforming Systems After polling some 17,000 active EHR adopters, report officials for a recent survey found that as many as 17% of medical practices could be switching out their first choice EHR by the end of the year.  Nearly 25% … Continue reading →

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Stage 2 Rule Includes Changes to Stage 1 Meaningful Use Beginning in 2013

Posted on January 29, 2013 by dzetter

The Stage 2 rule for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs included changes to the Stage 1 meaningful use objectives, measures, and exclusions for eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs). Some of these Stage 1 … Continue reading →

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DHHS and DOJ Issue Warning On Potential EHR Misuse

Posted on October 5, 2012 by dzetter

In a follow-up to our article from September 11, 2012, EHRs: Friend or Foe?, here is a perfect example of additional concerns about EHRs.

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EHRs: Friend or Foe?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by dzetter

As coders and auditors, Cheryl and I have been forever warning our clients moving over to EHR (electronic health record) about cloned visit documentation for quite some time.  We now have a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) that has issued a … Continue reading →

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PECOS surrogate program – how you can legally enroll on behalf of providers

Posted on June 8, 2012 by dzetter

Your longstanding but technically illegal habit of allowing non-physician staff to log into CMS’ web-based Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) using the physician’s username and password soon will become legal under a new surrogate program. But you must … Continue reading →

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CMS Posts EHR Incentive Payment Recipient Information

Posted on May 18, 2012 by dzetter

In compliance with the HITECH Act’s requirement, CMS has posted the names, business phone numbers, and business addresses of Medicare eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that have successfully demonstrated meaningful use and received a payment as of March 2012. Medicare … Continue reading →

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CMS has Posted the Proposed CQMs under the Stage 2 NPRM on the CMS Website

Posted on April 6, 2012 by dzetter

CMS has posted the full set of proposed Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) for 2014 as part of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs Stage 2 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM). The public can review … Continue reading →

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CMS Releases Latest Data on Provider Participation in the EHR Incentive Programs

Posted on April 2, 2012 by dzetter

CMS has released February 2012 data that highlights program-to-date (since January 2011) participation and payment totals under  the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The February report documents continued growth in  registrations and payments, including:

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EHR Attestation & Compliance

Posted on February 12, 2012 by dzetter

Make sure you are in complete compliance with the meaningful use requirements and have the ability to prove it.

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Upcoming Dates for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and Information on the Payment Threshold for Eligible Professionals

Posted on January 25, 2012 by dzetter

As 2012 begins, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to remind eligible professionals (EPs) participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program of important deadlines approaching and what can still be completed in 2012 in … Continue reading →

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