by Gary Pritts | May 18, 2016 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Why is Meaningful Use not dead? For hospitals, and for physicians participating in the Medicaid MU program, no imminent change is expected in the Meaningful Use rules. However, CMS is exploring options for updating these programs to reward providers for outcomes, to allow providers flexibility, to promote innovation and new technologies and to encourage interoperability.
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by Gary Pritts | Apr 21, 2016 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Yesterday, Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), along with U.S. Representatives Renee Elmers, Tom Price, M.D., Bobby Rush and Ron Kind introduced the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Act, which would shorten, in... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Mar 26, 2016 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
All physicians and other Eligible Providers (EPs), whether you have an EHR or not, whether you were successful with Meaningful Use or not, can apply for a hardship exception for the calendar year 2015. A one-year only, liberalized exception is available to all because... Read More
by Eagle Editor | Mar 21, 2016 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Did you know that how you follow the Physician’s Quality Reporting System (PQRS) in 2016 will have a significant impact on your practice revenue in coming years? CMS has stated that failure to comply will cut your Medicare reimbursement by 2% starting in 2018… and it is part of a consolidation of upcoming reporting requirements.
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by Gary Pritts | Nov 14, 2015 | General News, HIPAA
With the advent of the Meaningful Use program, including the current Stage 2 requirements, healthcare organizations across the country have instituted the annual risk analysis, or risk assessment. When Eagle Consulting Partners conducts a risk analysis, we always seek... Read More
