by Gary Pritts | Jul 30, 2014 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
(Editor’s Note: For the Stage 2 Rules effective 10/16/2015, the Privacy and Security Objective is now Objective #1) Eagle Consulting Partners is working with three clients, participants in the Medicare Meaningful Use program, to assist them with responses to... Read More
by Gary Pritts | May 12, 2014 | HIPAA
Conducting a meaningful use security risk assessment has been a requirement for HIPAA Covered entities since 2005, and now their business associates must also comply. The Meaningful Use program (Stage 1) also includes the requirement: “Conduct or review a... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 7, 2014 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
Several officials from CMS spoke at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando regarding meaningful use audits. Approximately 5% of both physician and hospital providers are being audited, and these audits are split about 50/50 between post-payment and pre-payment audits. “Document,... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 4, 2014 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
Eagle Consulting, Inc. has worked with healthcare providers who have failed meaningful use audits in the last two years. In each of these cases, the providers contacted us after the auditors found that they had not completed a legitimate risk analysis as required by... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Feb 10, 2014 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for physicians and other eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2013 reporting year. Also, some hospitals are being offered the... Read More
