The week after Christmas is always a hard one. There’s a reason why the term “post-holiday blues” is now a recognized phenomenon. One day you are unwrapping gifts and sipping on egg nog without a care … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use in 2015: The 8 Things You Should Do Before the Year’s End
It’s been three months since my last blog post and a lot has changed! While I was off enjoying my newborn daughter, CMS released the much anticipated final rule for stage 2 modifications in … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Audits: The Injustice of It All
Tomorrow is the first day of September and everyone reading this blog knows what that means…we are one month away from the ICD-10 transition! I don’t want to wear you out with that announcement, but I … [Read more...]
The Meaningful Use Hardship Exception: To File or Not to File?
Well, folks, the summer solstice has passed and the days are becoming imperceptibly shorter. In Southside Virginia the dog days of summer are upon us, and it is hot, really hot. The month of July is … [Read more...]
The CMS Triple Threat
Contemplating my first post of the New Year, I found myself viewing a picture hanging on the wall in our home. The artist is not well known, but he is remarkably talented. As a result of an accident … [Read more...]