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Medicaid Payment Increases Available to Qualifying Providers

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Medicaid payment reaches Medicare payment parity, kind of, for some services, if you apply for it… The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires states to increase payments for certain primary care services furnished under Medicaid in 2013 and 2014 at a rate not less than 100 percent of the Medicare rate in effect during 2013 and 2014 or, if Continue reading Medicaid Payment Increases Available to Qualifying Providers→

ONC Certification revoked for two EHR products

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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 Continue reading ONC Certification revoked for two EHR products→

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

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

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

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