Last week I mentioned a report CMS recently published describing its experience with PQRS and eRX over the last few years. This week let’s explore what CMS had to say about PQRS. The report … [Read more...]
Nephrology and eRx
A couple of weeks ago, CMS published a report that may be of interest to our readers. The report describes the experience with the CMS PQRS and eRx programs through 2011, and it provides a glimpse at … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: April 19, 2013
ONC Launches State Meaningful Use Challenge The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology unveiled an initiative aimed at increasing participation in the meaningful use … [Read more...]
Acumen PQRS Registry Enters Its Fifth Year
Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the CMS kick-off call for the 2013 Registry season. This will be the fifth consecutive year our company has had the privilege of assisting … [Read more...]
The Wisdom of the Crowd: When is Collective Decision Making Better than Asking the Expert?
I just finished an intriguing book, Think Twice by Michael Mauboussin. The author is an investment strategist with a large firm in the financial services industry as well as Chairman of the Board of … [Read more...]
EHR Adoption and ROI: An April Fool’s Joke or more March Madness?
March is now behind us and some of us are kicking ourselves for not picking Florida Gulf Coast to go deep in the NCAA Tournament. Who knew? College hoops aside, have you seen the latest … [Read more...]
2013: The Year of the Penalty
Last week I mentioned my time in New Orleans at the RPA meeting. On Saturday morning I had the opportunity to speak to the group about the CMS incentives impacting nephrologists. In the aftermath of … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I had the privilege of speaking to several audiences in New Orleans last week at the annual RPA meeting. One of the popular, and perhaps controversial, topics of conversation was related to the … [Read more...]
