The public comment period for the meaningful use stage 2 proposal closed on May 7. With the assistance of our parent company we were able to submit a comment on behalf of practicing nephrologists … [Read more...]
Dialysis Encounters and Meaningful Use Revisited
Last fall in this blog I reviewed what, at that point, was understood about the intersection of the dialysis patient encounter and meaningful use. Since that time CMS has clarified their position both … [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...]
The Middle of the Order: 5 at 50% (part 1)
Over the past several months I have reviewed a number of topics related to demonstrating meaningful use. As you may recall, the meaningful use framework is divided into core and menu objectives. There … [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...]
