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05/18/2015
Check before the June 30 deadline to see whether your group practice is a good candidate to report Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures through the group practice reporting option (GPRO) — certain situations, including specialty mix and provider morale, may mean GPRO isn’t for you.
05/18/2015
A new edition of an ONC guide can help you with your basic electronic protected health information (ePHI) HIPAA work — particularly if you’re new to or struggling with compliance.
05/18/2015
Make sure your employee wellness program doesn’t offer incentives exceeding 30% of the total cost of employee-only insurance coverage. Otherwise your practice could essentially be making it a requirement to participate and wind up facing a costly lawsuit.
05/18/2015
Practices that are trying to make sure each provider reports the required number and type of quality measures should look to one of the easier measures to report: the body mass index (BMI) measure. But practices that have used this measure should review its guidelines for a few tweaks that could hinder this year’s reporting effort.
 
05/18/2015
Use this BMI screening and follow-up checklist to undertand the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measure specifications.
05/18/2015
HHS’ guidance on preparing your practice for an “active shooter” situation is worth following, for legal protection as well as your patients’ and employees.
05/18/2015
The group practice reporting option (GPRO) for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) isn’t just for specialists: The eligible professionals (EPs) most likely to participate in GPRO reporting...

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