Tag: incentive
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EHR: Medicare Incentive Program Attestation Webinar for Eligible Professionals
This webinar will provide a visual step-by-step guide for eligible professionals to use to prepare for attestation. The videos also answer common questions a…
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Stage 2 Requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
On Thursday August 23, 2012, CMS announced the final rule for Stage 2 requirements and other changes to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Thi… Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Medicare Meaningful Use Incentive Payouts
Timeline and details on how Medicare will be paying out incentives for providers who qualify for the Meaningful Use program. Southern California Regional Extension Center, Director of Meaningful Use, Mary Mitchell presents at the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Dr. Blumenthal Discusses Registration for EHR Incentive Programs
Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discusses the importance of registering for the Electronic Health Record Incent… Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Oklahoma Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Success: Drs. Melissa and Jeffrey Gastorf
Drs. Melissa and Jeffrey Gastorf describe their experience of upgrading to electronic health records, and receiving their CMS Incentive Program payment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a National Provider Call on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to Address the 2012 Physician Quali… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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EHR Meaningful Use – Why EHR Certification Alone Won’t Earn You Incentive Payments
Dr. Scott Jens provides a very informative discussion on EHR Meaningful Use and why EHR Certification alone will not earn you incentive payments. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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CMS: Sequestration will affect EHR Incentive Payments – At least those paid through the Medicare EHR Incentive Program
CMS has posted an update to their FAQ that more fully answers the question of Sequestration and Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments. The short answer to the question of whether or not the sequestration will affect EHR incentive payments is yes, sort of. If you’re scheduled to receive payments through the Medicare EHR Incentive…
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CMS: More Than 85 Percent of Hospitals are Participating in Meaningful Use Incentive Programs
More than 85 percent of eligible hospitals are participating in the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and more than 75 percent have received incentive payments for meaningfully using electronic health record (EHR) technology as of March 2013, according to a fact sheet released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the…
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The Most Often Selected EHR Menu Meaningful Use Objectives
EHR Provider Sevocity has analyzed the December 2012 CMS report EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments to determine which Menu Objectives were most often selected by providers attesting to Meaningful Use under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. To qualify for an EHR incentive payment under the program, eligible providers must attest to 15…
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AHA, Specialists Respond to CMS on CQMs
AHA expresses concern about “significant burden placed on providers who are trying to meet multiple, often non-aligned quality measurement and reporting requirements.” In February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) asked stakeholders for input regarding ways it might better align clinical quality measure reporting under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Electronic Health…