Lost in the excitement surrounding meaningful use is a HITECH requirement to expand the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Over the past several years HIPAA has risen to the top of many providers “least favorite … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 1, 2011
Stage 2 Meaningful Use to Show 'Deference' to Panel Proposals The rule that details the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use will “look a lot like” the measures that the Health IT Policy … [Read more...]
1,000 Providers!
Earlier this month our company reached a remarkable milestone. We welcomed our 1,000th nephrology provider into the Acumen family. As we celebrate this achievement it is an appropriate time to reflect … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: June 24, 2011
Medicare to Offer More Waivers from E-prescribing Penalty As many as 209,000 doctors and other health professionals could be eligible to claim exemptions by Oct. 1 to avoid 1% Medicare pay … [Read more...]
Proposed Changes to the CMS e-Rx Incentive Program…Too Little Too Late?
Under pressure from a variety of stakeholders, CMS recently published a notice of public rule making (NPRM) which contains some modifications to the e-Rx incentive program aimed at reducing the number … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: June 17, 2011
Federal Health Tools, Data Help Docs Achieve Meaningful Use Innovative tools and data that federal health agencies have released to the public can help healthcare providers meet meaningful use of … [Read more...]
RPA’s Public Policy in a Minute :: June 2011
Renal Physicians Association Public Policy in a Minute for June, with Rob Blaser, Director of Public Policy. … [Read more...]
HIT Policy Committee Recommends Stage 2 Delay
The HIT Policy Committee (HITPC) convened their June meeting last Wednesday. The first three hours of the meeting were devoted to a discussion of the recommendations they plan to forward to ONC and … [Read more...]
