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CMS launches new online tool to make Quality Payment Program easier for clinicians

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  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just released a tool to share automatically electronic data for the Medicare Quality Payment Program. This new release is the first in a series that will be part of CMS’s ongoing efforts to spur the creation of innovative, customizable tools to reduce burden for clinicians, while also supporting high-quality care Continue reading CMS launches new online tool to make Quality Payment Program easier for clinicians→

McKesson Health Solutions Introduces the Intelligence Hub

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Innovative interoperability platform supports the pace of change in healthcare by enabling rapid innovation and application connectivity   Recently McKesson Health Solutions (MHS) unveiled the McKesson Intelligence Hub™, a new technology platform for enabling interoperability and sharing business intelligence among healthcare applications. The result of a multi-year development program, the Intelligence Hub is designed to connect MHS’s portfolio of automated reimbursement Continue reading McKesson Health Solutions Introduces the Intelligence Hub→

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HHS finalizes streamlined Medicare payment system that rewards clinicians for quality patient care

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MACRA rule will accelerate health care system’s shift toward value Today, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized a landmark new payment system for Medicare clinicians that will continue the Administration’s progress in reforming how the health care system pays for care. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) Quality Payment Program, which replaces the flawed Sustainable Growth Continue reading HHS finalizes streamlined Medicare payment system that rewards clinicians for quality patient care→

HHS issues final rule to enhance the reliability, transparency, accountability, and safety of certified health information technology

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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule that emphasizes the importance of protecting public health and safety while also strengthening transparency and accountability in the ONC Health IT Certification Program (“Program”). The “ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability” final rule Continue reading HHS issues final rule to enhance the reliability, transparency, accountability, and safety of certified health information technology→