Tag: hhs
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ONC revokes firm’s EHR certifications
For the first time, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS has revoked certifications for two electronic health-record systems, raising troubling questions about how physicians and hospitals should react if…
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Proposed rules would extend EHR safe harbor
The CMS and HHS’ inspector general’s office have issued a pair of complementary proposed rules to extend 2006 waivers that relaxed federal Stark and anti-kickback laws to promote the use of electronic health-record systems.
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ONC launches second MU challenge for states
HHS has launched a second year of a friendly competition between the states and U.S. territories to give them incentives to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology among their citizens and organizations.
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Feds issue special fraud alert on physician-owned distributorships
Doctors who hold part ownership in medical device companies, beware: people in HHS’ inspector general’s office are watching you. And they don’t like what they see.