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...]
Meaningful Use and the High Threshold Objectives
Recently I reviewed the framework CMS is using for the EHR incentive program. You may recall that many of the meaningful use objectives have thresholds which must be met in order to successfully … [Read more...]
Reporting Clinical Quality Measures: A CMS Meaningful Use Objective
The CMS EHR incentive program includes three foundational cornerstones: 1. Meaningful Use 2. Interoperability 3. Reporting Quality Measures For the physician, reporting quality measures … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use and Nephrology
One of the most important topics at the intersection of nephrology and health IT is the CMS EHR incentive program. Starting next year nephrologists have the opportunity to earn $44,000 over the … [Read more...]
