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“The federal government never seems to tire in its campaign to heap more useless requirements onto physicians’ practices. Despite the hard work of the Texas Medical Association and organized medicine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services insists on moving ahead with Stage 3 of the meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) incentive program.” “Now we’ve focused our efforts on Continue reading Texas Medical Association Speaks Out on Stage 3 Final Rule→

AMA Proposes Reforms to Meaningful Use Program to Benefit Patients, Physicians The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a set of recommendations to improve the troubled Meaningful Use program so it accommodates the real-world needs of physicians and patients while focusing on promoting the interoperability of electronic health records. The recommendations were included in comments the AMA submitted to the Continue reading AMA Proposes Reforms to Meaningful Use→

Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Timeframes Just a quick reminder that under the final rule, which was released in early October of this year, attestation timeframes were adjusted to align with the full calendar year. Starting in 2016, both eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) will need to attest to Stage 2 Meaningful Use between January 1 and December Continue reading Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Timeframes for 2016→