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10/27/2014

If you were unable to attest to even stage 1 of meaningful use before the Oct. 3 deadline, you face a 1% penalty to 2015 payments unless you claim a hardship exception.

10/20/2014
Ensure proper provider enrollment with answers to common questions, provided by enrollment and credentialing expert David Zetter, president of Zetter Healthcare Management Consultants, Mechanicsburg, Pa., and a member of CMS’ Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) power users group.
10/20/2014
The unfolding Ebola scare provides a valuable lesson for physician practices: Keep your patient communication practices sharp so you remain the go-to source for patients during times of need.
 
10/20/2014
You will have a clearer path to reporting certain E/M visits twice in one day, thanks to the latest set of daily utilization edits, which went into effect Oct. 1.
 
10/20/2014
Take advantage of free online scheduling options your practice might already be able to use.
 
10/20/2014
A Part B News analysis of the recently released 2013 Medicare claims data shows a “race to the middle” with E/M office visit codes as providers eschew the highest and the lowest codes.
10/20/2014
CMS is reaching out to the 139 group practices of 25 or more eligible professionals (EPs) that successfully reported the 2013 diabetes and coronary artery disease PQRS group practice reporting option measure via the Web interface.
10/20/2014
Eligible professionals (EPs) and group practices must submit the final set of PQRS data using 2014 certified electronic health record (EHR) technology, though it doesn’t have to be in place for the full year of PQRS reporting, CMS says.
10/20/2014
A post-payment audit revealed that Monticello, Ark.-based Drew Memorial Hospital had not met one of the 19 meaningful use measures as part of the electronic health records (EHR) incentive program – that of conducting a security risk analysis of vulnerabilities of its EHR system.
10/13/2014

Providers who are having problems attesting to electronic health records (EHR) meaningful use because of certified EHR technology problems, but who failed to file for a hardship exception when it was due in July, have gotten a break: CMS has extended its application deadline to Nov. 30.

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