On April 18th CMS opened the meaningful use attestation portal—perhaps two weeks after we originally thought it would be here, but indeed the portal is open. I logged in and entered data for my wife. … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Attestation Arrives (Almost)
Last week CMS announced the meaningful use attestation process will be available on April 18. With this announcement, CMS has provided an early glimpse into the attestation process. This announcement … [Read more...]
TIR & Meaningful Use: The Importance of Teamwork
This past weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the TIR (Texas Independence Relay). TIR is a 203.3 mile foot race between Gonzales and San Jacinto, Texas; two important towns in the state’s … [Read more...]
Medicare or Medicaid? Which Pill Should I Swallow?
Sci-Fi fans will recall the scene from the Wachowski brothers’ 1999 classic “The Matrix” where Morpheus is offering civilization’s great hope, Neo, a choice—take the red pill or the blue pill. Neo, … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Menu Measures without a Threshold: That was Easy
Last week we looked at the core measures without a threshold in the CMS EHR incentive program. Today we’ll examine measures on the menu without a threshold. As you may recall, in addition to the 15 … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Core Measures without a Threshold: A Walk in the Park
Previously I reviewed the high-threshold meaningful use objectives. Today I want to explore the Core meaningful use objectives without a threshold. What is the difference between those objectives with … [Read more...]
Dialysis Patients and the Meaningful Use Objectives
The CMS EHR Incentive program contains a hurdle of special interest to the nephrologist, which I will refer to as the “50% rule.” Effectively this rule states that in order to be eligible for the … [Read more...]