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...]
Beyond Meaningful Use: Is eRx Truly Meaningful?
Several Acumen blogs this year have been about eRx: PQRS and reporting in April, how to avoid the eRx penalty in June, and eRx and Meaningful Use Stage 2 in September. Ever in search of the meaning … [Read more...]
The 2014 eRx Penalty: It’s Not Too Late
Regular readers of this blog may be delighted to learn this could be my last post related to the CMS eRx incentive program. Why? Next year is the last year the program will exist, and in 2014 there … [Read more...]
Nephrology and eRx
A couple of weeks ago, CMS published a report that may be of interest to our readers. The report describes the experience with the CMS PQRS and eRx programs through 2011, and it provides a glimpse at … [Read more...]
10 Days Remain to Avoid the 2013 eRx Penalty!
Nothing like a snappy headline to grab your attention, no? As sensational as it may sound, it is actually true in a very unique circumstance. If you have never demonstrated meaningful use, but intend … [Read more...]
2013 Resolutions
With the first week of 2013 coming to a close, I know many of you are well on your way to fulfilling your 2013 resolutions. This year introduces something new for several of the CMS programs we track … [Read more...]
Avoiding the CMS eRx Penalty: A Reasonable Solution Emerges
Insomniacs around the country rejoiced last week with the publication of the 1,362 page final rule, which included the 2013 Medicare PFS. Buried in this haystack is an expansion for the exemptions to … [Read more...]
