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BREAKING: 2020 MIPS Proposed Rule!
BREAKING NEWS: CMS Releases the 2020 MIPS Proposed Rule! CMS released the 2020 proposed rule for the MIPS program yesterday. Here are the key details: Performance Threshold CMS proposes to increase the performance threshold to 45 points in 2020 and 60 points in 2021.... Read More
Breaking: Costly Ransomware Targeting Local Governments
Ransomware attacks target local governments, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom payments and tens of millions in financial impacts. Protect your agency.
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Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008? Time To Upgrade!
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2 operating systems in January 2020. Upgrade to modern operating systems this year to avoid security vulnerabilities.
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What is an ACO?
Medicare incentivizes providers to lower spending through participation as an ACO in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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EHRs can Kill Patients
Ten years after the EHR-promoting HITECH Act was passed, many EHRs still struggle with functionality, are not user friendly, don’t “talk to each other”, and even malfunction, according to Fortune and Kaiser Health News. Most of of the time, these issues merely result in frustration among physicians and staff. The Fortune/Kaiser article makes clear that EHR problems are resulting in outcomes far worse — including patient injury, permanent disability and even death. Effective risk analyses will factor the impact of EHR errors.
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