CMS Proposes Health IT Changes in 2015 Physician Fee Schedule
By iHealthBeat, First Posted on 7/2/2014 On Thursday, CMS released a proposed rule outlining its Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2015, which includes several health IT initiatives,...
View ArticleThe Latest Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Data: Shocking Yet Anticipated
By iHealthBeat.org, Naomi Levinthal and Anatachai (Tony) Panjamapirom First Posted on July 29, 2014 At the July 10 Health IT Policy Committee meeting, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator...
View ArticleCMS’ Medicare Payment Schedule Final Rule Affects Health IT
By iHealthBeat.com, First Posted on Wednesday August 6, 2014 On Monday, CMS released a final rule for the fiscal year 2015 Medicare payment schedule for general acute care and long-term care hospitals...
View ArticleCMS Temporarily Suspends Open Payments Site’s Verification System
By iHealthBeat.com, First Posted on August 5, 2014 CMS has temporarily suspended the verification system for its physician payment website after at least one doctor discovered the site incorrectly...
View ArticleCMS Postpones Launch of Physician Payment Website Amid Concerns
By iHealthBeat.com, First Posted on August 8, 2014 On Thursday, CMS said it will delay the public launch of its physician payment website for an unspecified amount of time in order to investigate a...
View ArticleOracle Sues Ore. Over Exchange Site; Three States Give Updates
By iHealthBeat.com, First Posted August 11, 2014 On Friday, Oracle Corporation filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Oregon, alleging state officials are continuing to use the technology firm’s...
View ArticleMeaningful Use Problems Go Beyond Just Software, Say “Stage 2 Flexibility”...
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, September 2, 2014 The final rule for meaningful use Stage 2 flexibility, released late on Friday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
View ArticleCMS Pushes Hospital MU Attestation Deadline Back One Month
By Rajiv Leventhal, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, November 25, 2014 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for hospitals to attest tomeaningful use...
View ArticleHouse Committee in Favor of Oct. 1, 2015 for ICD-10 Deadline
By Gabriel Perna, first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 11, 2014 House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX)...
View ArticleCMS: 257K EPs Hit With MU Penalties; AMA Calls the Number “Dismal”
By Rajiv Leventhal first posted on Healthcare Informatics, December 18, 2014 Approximately 257,000 eligible professionals will face penalties under the meaningful use program in 2015 for failing to...
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