Category Archives: Meaningful Use

Trump Administration Announces MyHealthEData Initiative to Put Patients at the Center of the US Healthcare System

Posted on by
Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

CMS launches “Blue Button 2.0” tool, calls on all health insurers to make data available to patients Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced a new Trump Administration initiative – MyHealthEData – to empower patients by giving them control of their healthcare data, and allowing it to follow them through their healthcare journey. Last year President Continue reading Trump Administration Announces MyHealthEData Initiative to Put Patients at the Center of the US Healthcare System→

New Participants Join Several CMS Alternative Payment Models

Posted on by

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced over 359,000 clinicians are confirmed to participate in four of CMS’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in 2017. Clinicians who participate in APMs are paid for the quality of care they give to their patients. APMs are an important part of the Administration’s effort to build a system that delivers better care Continue reading New Participants Join Several CMS Alternative Payment Models→

Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

171,000 EPs are facing MU payment penalties in 2017

Posted on by

According CMS, 171,000 EPs are facing payment penalties in 2017 for failing to meet meaningful use requirements in 2015. While still a sizeable figure, the numbers are down from years previous. In 2016, 209,000 EPs were subject to penalization leading to a 2-percent decrease in Medicare reimbursement, and in 2015 there were almost 257,000 professionals incurring these adjustments. Though there Continue reading 171,000 EPs are facing MU payment penalties in 2017→

AMA ready to engage on health care reform

Posted on by
Avoid missing critical and costly deadlines by signing up for our eAlerts. Click the button to find out more..
eAlerts Sign Up

The AMA says it will actively engage the incoming Trump administration and Congress on the direction of health care reform. At its 2016 Interim Meeting, in Orlando, Fla., the AMA House of Delegates “reaffirmed its commitment to health care reform that improves access to care for all patients,” AMA President Andrew W. Gurman, MD, said in a statement. “The AMA Continue reading AMA ready to engage on health care reform→