May 8, 2012
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Along with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Medical Association (AMA), the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) have submitted its comments on the proposed rule of Stage 2 of Meaningful Use to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
May 8, 2012 Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME
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Despite a fairly constant flurry of news clippings regarding federal efforts to combat fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, prominent Senators want more “tangible results” from CMS to improve program integrity...Comments filed with both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) identified concerns related to the proposed Stage 2 EHR reporting period as well as CMS’ varying approach to clinical quality measures (CQMs).
May 8, 2012
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The Chicago-based American Medical Association (AMA) officially submitted its comments this week on the proposed rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare/Medicaid meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) program. Overall, the association said it was supportive of widespread adoption and meaningful use of EHRs by physicians, but thought the Stage 2 proposal was too cumbersome and would make successful physician participation extremely difficult.
May 7, 2012 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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The number of providers who have received incentive payments for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology has reached more than 93,000, said David Muntz, principal deputy national coordinator of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) at the HCI Executive Summit on May 6, held at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Fl. During this address, Muntz said that physician adoption of EHRs has more than tripled since 2002, climbing from 17 percent to 57 percent in 2011.
May 4, 2012
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Monday, May 7 will close the comment period for the notices of proposed rule-making (NPRMs) for Stage 2 of meaningful use and updated certification criteria. ONC's rule complements the newly released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs, clarifying the specifications necessary to meet the criteria for these programs.
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