ONC Certification revoked for two EHR products

ONC Certification revoked for two EHR products

For the first time ever, ONC has revoked an EHR’s Stage 1 Meaningful Use certification. In a recent press release from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, two EHR’s were found to be incapable of meeting all of the Medicare / Medicaid Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements and were subsequently de-certified. Two electronic health records, previously certified as… Read more →

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CMS Holding Fast to ICD-10 Implementation Date of October 1, 2014

CMS Holding Fast to ICD-10 Implementation Date of October 1, 2014

No delays in ICD-10 implementation.   According to the deputy director for the Office of e-Health Standards and Services at CMS, Denise M. Buenning, ICD-10 implementation is proceeding as planned. Buenning, at the 2013 ICD-10/CAC Summit in April, said “I have absolutely no reason to believe this deadline will move again. The industry has invested billions of dollars in this… Read more →

eRx Incentive Program Deadline is June 30th to Prevent 2014 Medicare Penalty of 2 Percent

eRx Incentive Program Deadline is June 30th to Prevent 2014 Medicare Penalty of 2 Percent

The charges for eRX non-compliance in 2012 will be assessed at 2% in 2014. To avoid this penalty, eligible professionals would have had to have been a successful electronic prescriber in 2012. If you were not in compliance in 2012 you can still avoid the penalty by successfully e-prescribing 10 times between January 1st, 2013 and June 30th, 2013 and… Read more →

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PQRS - How to skip participation (almost) and NOT get penalized

PQRS – How to skip participation (almost) and NOT get penalized

At the time of this posting you have three options left for PQRS participation in order to avoid the mandatory 1.5% Medicare payment reduction that will be applied in 2015 for eligible professionals who do not participate in 2013. These options are: You can participate in the 6 month reporting period from July 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013 via a… Read more →

eRx Incentive Program Deadline is June 30th, 2013 to Prevent 2014 Medicare Penalty of 2 Percent (more)