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: April 29, 2011
Nephrologists in Accountable Care Organizations—Do They Have a Role? A video by Jeffrey S. Berns, MD, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services attempts to … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Attestation Arrives (Really)
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...]
The e-Prescribing Penalty: A Snake in the Grass?
At the annual RPA meeting last week in Washington, D.C., I entertained several questions related to the CMS e-prescribing penalty. I have described this penalty in other venues and in this blog. … [Read more...]
Health Information Technology at the RPA Meeting
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Renal Physicians Association’s (RPA) annual meeting in Washington D.C. There were over a dozen Health IT vendors in the exhibit hall displaying a range … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Round 2: An Early Look Inside
I know many of you (okay, 1 or 2 perhaps) were looking forward to part 2 of last week’s post. Not to worry, it will be forthcoming. Today, however, I want to bring you up to date on what we are … [Read more...]
Where’s Waldo? Registering for the CMS EHR Incentive Program
CMS opened registration for the EHR Incentive Program (aka Meaningful Use) on January 3. The registration site apparently received quite a bit of traffic on day 1 as over 4,000 providers registered. I … [Read more...]
