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AMA Proposes Reforms to Meaningful Use

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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 for 2016

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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→

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Health care law results in $2.4 billion in consumer rebates on premiums since 2011

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Health care law results in $2.4 billion in consumer rebates on premiums since 2011 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report today showing that consumers have received more than $2.4 billion premium rebates  since 2011 because the Affordable Care Act requires that health insurance companies spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars on health Continue reading Health care law results in $2.4 billion in consumer rebates on premiums since 2011→

HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature

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“Our goal is to provide consumers with relevant, personal and more up-to-date information about a plan before enrolling.” Beginning today, HealthCare.gov is piloting a new beta feature that allows consumers to search plans by their preferred provider or health facility. Some consumers will be part of a pilot that allows them to use the beta Doctor Lookup feature as they Continue reading HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature→