MIPs, is one of the MACRA tracks, during this webinar recording, we will take you into a deep dive into the composite score and four performance categories that make up the Merit-Based Incentive System which include: Quality, Clinical Improvement Activities, Cost, and Advancing Care Information.
We will go over how they relate to Meaningful Use and PQRS,
By Justina | September 30, 2016 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Healthcare News |
Starting in 2019 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin with its new reimbursement system and as with current programs, there will be both bonuses and penalties under the Quality Payment Program. This new system rewards provider for delivering high quality and cost effective care. The system will replace the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS),
By Lawrence G | June 29, 2016 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Recently, the American Academy of Family Physicians recommended to The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) that interoperability measures be more patient-centric in order to forward care coordination and continuity. At the ONC’s Annual meeting on May 31st it was said by Epic Vice President that the concept of interoperability needs to be widened to include “interoperability of knowledge” which he feels are methods to determine which of the vast amounts of data are actually important.
By Lawrence G | June 7, 2016 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
The short answer…yes! In February of this year, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a document covering just this very topic. The longer answer…as mHealth grows, so do the number of questions surrounding privacy of records, the relationships of app developers and covered entities under the act, and the scenarios in which the definitions might be made.
By Lawrence G | May 24, 2016 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) improves patient safety and care. It plays an important part in helping to fight America’s opioid abuse epidemic by eliminating the exposure of a practitioner’s signature and DEA number. 21 million original prescriptions for opioids were written, not including refills,
By Lawrence G | March 8, 2016 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Interoperability refers to systems that allow providers to share data among different practitioners, insurers, billing/scheduling systems and health information exchanges improving quality of patient care, improving efficiency of reporting and data filing, and making life saving information more readily available.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released its 80-page 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory.
By Lawrence G | February 8, 2016 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Healthcare News |
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) they have been working with physician and consumer communities and have listened to their needs and concerns – and this has led to the demise of Meaningful Use.
This came on the heels of American Medical Association (AMA) President Steven J.
By Lawrence G | January 21, 2016 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Healthcare News |
Legislation was recently passed which will allow hardship exemptions from financial penalties for failing to meet Stage 2 meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) requirements in 2015. Spearheaded by Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and as reported on Practice of the Future, “A patient-centered health care system relies on the principles of quality and responsiveness.
By Lawrence G | January 8, 2016 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
October 1, 2015 – less than a month away and the ICD-10 transition will be one of the largest healthcare transitions ever seen in the US. The switch will affect all healthcare providers and patients – it is an across the board switch, so providers are all ‘in it together’ focusing on the switch and the planning the implementation.
By Lawrence G | September 4, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is a staff division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (ONC). They recently published nearly 250 public comments that it received regarding the draft of its nationwide interoperability roadmap. The comment period was open for 90 days and ended on May 1, 2015.
By Lawrence G | June 19, 2015 | Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Healthcare News |