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EHR Hardship Exemption Applications for Eligible Professionals are due by July 1, 2016

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Hardship Information The streamlined hardship applications reduce the amount of information that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and CAHs must submit to apply for an exception. The new applications and instructions for a hardship exception from the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program 2017 payment adjustment are available below. This new, streamlined application process is the result of PAMPA, which Continue reading EHR Hardship Exemption Applications for Eligible Professionals are due by July 1, 2016→

Data from the 2014 National Electronic Health Records Survey

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Adoption of Certified Electronic Health Record Systems and Electronic Information Sharing in Physician Offices: United States, 2013 and 2014 NCHS Data Brief No. 236, January 2016 On This Page Key findings Certified EHR systems in physician offices increased from 2013 to 2014. Adoption of certified EHR systems in office-based practices varied across states. About one-third of office-based physicians with a Continue reading Data from the 2014 National Electronic Health Records Survey→

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CMS Extends Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline to March 11

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This meaningful use attestation deadline extension gives providers about two extra weeks to attest to the program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended its meaningful use attestation deadline for the EHR meaningful use programs. Originally slated for the end of February, the meaningful use deadline has now been extended until March 11, 2016. Eligible professionals, eligible Continue reading CMS Extends Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline to March 11→

More than 10 million people with Medicare have saved over $20 billion on prescription drugs since 2010

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39 million Medicare beneficiaries utilized free preventive services in 2015 The Department of Health and Human Services released today new information that shows that millions of seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continue to save on prescription drugs and see improved benefits in 2015 as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Nearly 10.7 million Medicare beneficiaries have received Continue reading More than 10 million people with Medicare have saved over $20 billion on prescription drugs since 2010→