Tag: Program
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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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Florida Hospital Launches Mobile Health Program as Women’s Hospital Begins Construction
The Healthy 100 Women’s Mobile Health Coach will bring health services into the community to make preventative screenings more available and convenient for a… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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Medicare Shared Savings Program Overview National Provider Call 12/7/11
An overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program by John Pilotte, Director of the Performance-Based Payment Policy Group at CMS, followed by a question and…
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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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Feds aim to audit 5% of participants in EHR program
About one in 20 participants in the federally funded electronic health-record incentive payment program can expect to be audited for compliance with meaningful use and other program criteria, a federal official said Monday.
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Bipartisan group offers budget plan with $560 billion in health care savings
The Bipartisan Policy Center released a new fiscal blueprint on Thursday that includes — among its 40 recommendations — significant trims to Medicare and changes that would scrap the current Medicare physician payment formula while also improving the program’s coordination of care.
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Report Highlights Difficulties of Reducing Readmission Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries
According to a report from researchers at Penn State, the Weill Cornell Medical College, and the University of Pennsylvania, reducing preventable readmission rates among Medicare beneficiaries may take longer than expected due to the challenges of care coordination. One-in-five Medicare beneficiaries returns to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, costing a total of $18…
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CCS Medical named winner in national Competitive Bidding Program of CMS
CCS Medical, a leading provider of home delivery medical equipment and supplies, announced today that it has been named a winner in the national Competitive Bidding Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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ONC Grants Promote HIE Governance Work
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has awarded grants to two organizations to continue their work on health information exchange governance. ONC has awarded $285,000 to DirectTrust and $200,000 to the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup to support their work advancing the governance of health information exchanges. The Office of the National…