Category Archives: EMR / EHR

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→

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PQRS – How to skip participation (almost) and NOT get penalized

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At the time of this posting you have three options left for PQRS participation in order to avoid the mandatory 1.5% Medicare payment reduction that will be applied in 2015 for eligible professionals who do not participate in 2013. These options are: You can participate in the 6 month reporting period from July 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013 via a Continue reading PQRS – How to skip participation (almost) and NOT get penalized→

How to skip EHR Meaningful Use and NOT get penalized (Maybe, in the near future, or later, or….)

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There may be a way for small practices and older providers to skip EHR Meaningful Use and not get penalized but first the House, the Senate and the President would all have to agree.     On Mar 21st, 2013, Rep. Diane Black of the 6th District of Tennessee re-introduced the Electronic Health Records Improvements Act (H.R. 1331). This bill seeks to Continue reading How to skip EHR Meaningful Use and NOT get penalized (Maybe, in the near future, or later, or….)→