Last week Dr. Dugan Maddux kindly gave us a reprieve from all of the MACRA talk on the blog. However, that break was short lived as we continue to unpackage the monster that is MIPS. With the first … [Read more...]
MIPS and the Small Practice
Last week Dr. Dugan Maddux brought us a wonderful display of colorful images to help us digest the contents of the MACRA proposed ruling. At a high-level view, the program initially doesn’t seem like … [Read more...]
How the MACRA Proposed Rule “Replaced” Meaningful Use
I’m not sure what’s worse, reading the 962-page MACRA proposed ruling while in Hawaii or realizing CMS released a gigantic document that still needs to be finalized before the first surveillance year … [Read more...]
Web APIs: The Answer to Interoperability?
This week marks the last week of tax season! Luckily, for me, filing taxes has always been a pretty simple task. I gather all of my necessary paperwork and within a matter of hours I am able to file … [Read more...]
Improving Health Information Technology Act: The Future of MU?
While everyone was busy filling out their NCAA brackets (sorry, Michigan State fans), the government was quickly passing a bipartisan bill that will supposedly reshape the Meaningful Use program as it … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use: Public Health Objectives Demystified
Happy Leap Day! Did you know that leap day occurs in most years that are divisible by 4 (such as 2008, 2012, 2016, etc.), but years that are divisible by 100 (but not by 400) do not contain a leap day … [Read more...]
Health IT in 2016: Save the Dates
The day after the Super Bowl is always a tough one. According to a 2008 report, over 1.5 million workers will call in sick today, and millions more will be late. Perhaps it’s the 325 million gallons … [Read more...]
Did Someone Say the End of Meaningful Use?
My nights lately have consisted of rocking a sweet baby to sleep and binge watching episodes of Lost. WARNING – spoiler alert ahead for those late to the Lost party! I’m currently on the season where … [Read more...]
