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New EHR Attestation Deadline

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New EHR Attestation Deadline for Medicare Eligible Professionals: March 20, 2015  Eligible professionals now have until 11:59 pm ET on March 20, 2015, to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year.CMS extended the deadline to allow providers extra time to submit their meaningful use data. CMS continues to urge providers to Continue reading New EHR Attestation Deadline→

CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season

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Eligible consumers have from March 15 through April 30 to enroll in coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared responsibility payment” when they file their 2014 taxes in states which use Continue reading CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season→

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AMA “Appalled” by Number of EP’s Facing Penalties Under 2015 Meaningful Use

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“The American Medical Association (AMA) is appalled by news from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today that more than 50 percent of eligible professionals will face penalties under the Meaningful Use program in 2015, a number that is even worse than we anticipated.” “The Meaningful Use program was intended to increase physician use of technology to help Continue reading AMA “Appalled” by Number of EP’s Facing Penalties Under 2015 Meaningful Use→

Congress fails to delay ICD-10 beyond 10-1-2015

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Congress recently failed to adopt language that would further delay ICD-10 leaving in place the current implementation date of October 1st, 2015. It is not likely that there will be any further changes to the ICD-10 implementation date. In order to avoid rejections or delays in reimbursements due to improper coding in claims submissions, providers need to act now. Add-ons Continue reading Congress fails to delay ICD-10 beyond 10-1-2015→