If there is a common theme under the various mandates being handed down under the Affordable Care Act, it’s the extreme challenges confronting provider organizations struggling to fulfill the requirements under very tight deadlines. While there has been some breathing space on key mandates—notably the one-year delay on ICD-10 compliance signed into law by President Obama in April, as well as hardship extensions granted by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Stage 2 meaningful use—providers can be assured that they will feel pressure on compliance for the foreseeable future.
If there is a common theme under the various mandates being handed down under the Affordable Care Act, it’s the extreme challenges confronting provider organizations struggling to fulfill the requirements under very tight deadlines.
