July 26, 2012
Joshua Freemire was recently interviewed by BNA with regard to the Meaningful Use Audits. The resulting article is here: http://www.bna.com/meaningful-participants-begin-n12884910824/
July 26, 2012
I spoke today with an editor at EHR Intelligence regarding the hospital and professional audits of Meaningful Use program compliance being conducted by Figloiozzi & Company. You can read the full interview here: http://ehrintelligence.com/2012/07/26/meaningful-use-audits-qa-with-oberkalers-joshua-freeman/
July 26, 2012
A number of health care providers that attested to Meaningful Use for Stage 1 have received a letter from an Figloiozzi and Company, acting as CMS’s auditor for the EHR Incentive Program (the “Program” or “Meaningful Use Program”), requesting certain records related to the attestation. CMS has not, as of this writing, made any announcement (...) [Read More]
July 26, 2012
On July 9, 2012 President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act [PDF] (FDASIA). [At press-time, a public law version of the bill was not available. The link provided here leads to the "enrolled bill" version of the law which was approved by both the House and Senate and (...) [Read More]
January 18, 2012
Cloud computing is a hot topic in business (including the health care business) due in large measure to the potential cost savings involved. Health care providers, however, have to consider more than just cost savings. At base, cloud computing is not a new concept and the HIPAA security risks it poses are not new. However, (...) [Read More]
December 28, 2011
This article originally appeared in the December 28, 2011 issue of Bloomberg’s Health Law Report. Health care reform is a critical issue facing our nation, and a hot topic for the 2012 elections. Tough economic times leave many Americans unemployed and without health care insurance. At the same time, Congress struggles to balance a (...) [Read More]
Written By SarahSwank
Categories: ACO, EHR, eRx, Health Care Reform, HIPAA, HITECH, Meaningful Use, mHealth, Telemedicine
Tags: apps, care coordination, electronic prescribing, pay-for-performance, quality
December 8, 2011
In a press release dated November 30, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (also known as the “Meaningful Use” program) will be delayed for one year for providers who attest during 2011. Stage 2 compliance, for those providers, (...) [Read More]
October 27, 2011
CMS’s final regulations (final rule) implementing the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) shared savings program (Shared Savings Program) and the complementary regulations and guidance from CMS/OIG and DOJ/FTC are materially different from the proposed rules. After the proposed rule generated little interest in actually undertaking ACO development, CMS changed the final rule to focus on the (...) [Read More]
September 9, 2011
The Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced that it is seeking comments on metadata standards related to patient access to summary care records from their health care providers. In short, metadata is the background data about data. The implementation of metadata standards would mean that background data from electronic health (...) [Read More]
July 14, 2011
Providers frustrated with the apparent disconnects between the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) programs may receive relief under a new proposed eRx incentive program rule [PDF] (the NPRM). The NPRM promises to: (1) modify the eRx program’s functional definition of a “qualified” eRx system to permit the use of “certified” EHR technology (...) [Read More]
