No, the title doesn’t mean ICD-10 is going to be delayed yet another year, although that would be believable considering the many delays and opponents of the changeover. Last week, however, CMS and … [Read more...]
Summer Proposals: A Look at Proposed Changes to QIP
This July 4th weekend has been all flags and fireworks in red, white, and blue. What better time to think about our Federal Government and the laws of the land? Jiggery-pokery and applesauce aside, … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use: Meet the new auditor—the OIG
There are only two days left before the MU hardship exception timeline expires. If you qualify for a hardship exception in 2014 and have yet to file, read Dr. Ketchersid’s blog post from last week—and … [Read more...]
Making Sense of ICD-10
In last week’s blog about ICD-10 Terry mentioned the astonishing number of codes nephrologists will find on the 2728 form, which has 4 pages of nephrology-diagnosis alphabet soup. I find the mixture … [Read more...]
ICD10: T-minus 114 days
Can you believe June is here? In just a few short weeks the year will be half over. Time does indeed fly when you are having fun. Speaking of having fun, how is your ICD-10 transition plan going? You … [Read more...]
The Future of EHRs: Back to Basics?
If I had a dime for every time I heard someone in the medical field complain about tedious data entry in their EHR, let’s just say I would have a lot of dimes. This complaint isn’t new, in fact over … [Read more...]
Accountable Care: How Do We Measure Value?
I recently had the opportunity to speak about value-based healthcare to a group of physicians and hospital administrators. Value based healthcare is a hot topic these days, and the temperature is … [Read more...]
Regulation vs Innovation: The Battles of a Certified EHR in a Meaningful Use World
In the past five years, EHR technology vendors and providers have been struggling with the numerous regulatory requirements, from PQRS and eRx programs to Meaningful Use, value-based modifiers, ICD-10 … [Read more...]
