Category Archives: EMR / EHR

2013 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline is February 28th, 2014

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For those eligible professionals who made the courageous decision to meet meaningful use in 2013, it is now time to stand up and be counted and get paid. The attestation deadline is fast approaching so we have included some useful links and information to help you with the attestation process. • February 28, 2014 at 11:59 pm ET: Attestation deadline for Continue reading 2013 Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline is February 28th, 2014→

Some Areas in Dallas and Houston Labeled as High Fraud Areas for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP

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Fraud trends warranted a moratorium on home health providers and ambulance suppliers in some areas of Texas. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced new temporary moratoria on the enrollment of home health agencies in four metropolitan areas (Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Dallas and Houston). This new temporary moratoria also includes the enrollment of new ground ambulance suppliers Continue reading Some Areas in Dallas and Houston Labeled as High Fraud Areas for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP→

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Slow Growth for National Health Spending

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EHR Incentive Payments top $6.5 Billion

National Health Spending Growth Remains Low for 4th Consecutive Year Overall national health expenditures grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in 2012, marking the fourth consecutive year of low growth, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary reported today. Health spending as a share of gross domestic product fell slightly from 17.3 percent Continue reading Slow Growth for National Health Spending→

More Medicare Patients Are Utilizing Preventive Services

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More than 25 million Original Medicare beneficiaries received free preventive services through November 2013 According to new data releasedby the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today, more than 25.4 million people covered by Original Medicare received at least one preventive service at no cost to them during the first eleven months of 2013, because of the Affordable Care Continue reading More Medicare Patients Are Utilizing Preventive Services→