“Certified” is the $44,000 buzzword prefixing electronic health records (EHR) software. To qualify for Health Information Technology for Economic and Clincal Health (HITECH) Act incentive payments, you must use an EHR that is certified by the government. Additionally, you must use a system – or systems – that offer 100% of the functional and security […]
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That feels like it should be said with a German accent. But seriously, the date for registration for Medicare’s EHR incentive payment program begins on January 3, 2011. According to a report on MassDevice.com, the CMS and the ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) have announced key milestones for implementation of […]
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According to a white paper from HIMSS Analytics, fewer than a third of US hospitals report having active interfaces between medical devices and their EMR systems, according to FierceEMR blog. And the situation with individual medical practices can’t be much better. Although this might not sound like a big deal to most, the inability to […]
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In this two-part webinar video, Jeff Grant, President of HCMA Inc., discusses the details of the Federal Electronic Health Records incentives as described the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act. In part 1, he defined eligibility criteria and the Meaningful Use Final Rules. In part 2, he goes on to describe […]
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In our videos section we have a webinar full of great information on the HITECH Act Federal Electronic Health Records incentives. Our guest is Jeff Grant, President of HCMA Consulting Inc. Today we present part 1, where he discusses some of the definitions of eligibility criteria and the Meaningful Use Final Rules. Tomorrow, in part […]
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In this two-part webinar video, Jeff Grant, President of HCMA Inc., discusses the details of the Federal Electronic Health Records incentives as described the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act. In part 1, he defines eligibility criteria as well as the Meaningful Use Final Rules. Tomorrow, part 2. CLICK HERE to […]
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In a post on Becker’s Hospital Review, Jaimie Oh presents a list of 11 best practices for maximizing healthcare IT incentive payments. And although the audience is specifically administrators of hospitals, if you are a physician or medical practice administrator there is still much you can take home from the following recommendations: Figure out what […]
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Previously I discussed some of the terminology involved in the meaningful use rules for EMR financial incentives from the ARRA [Stimulus Bill], including the Core Set and Menu Set Objectives and Measures, and the timing of the incentive payments. For the purposes of this discussion, I am assuming that your practice is considering an official […]
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The AMA reports that new legislation is proposing to extend the eligibility for EMR incentives to include licensed psychologists and clinical social workers. The Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act also would expand the Medicare hospital incentive to include inpatient psychiatric hospitals, and extend Medicaid hospital bonuses to community health centers, mental […]