Much has been made of the challenges we face regarding the pursuit of interoperability in health care. In concert with reporting quality data and using an EHR in a meaningful fashion, interoperability … [Read more...]
A Perfect Storm
There is a lot of excitement this week, both in my home state of Virginia and along the Eastern seaboard as people prepare for a storm named Sandy. Forecasters are describing a confluence of events … [Read more...]
How Do You Know It’s an Election Year?
Autumn is truly one of my favorite seasons. The air is crisp, the skies are clear and the leaves are beginning their remarkable annual transformation. This fall of course there is something else in … [Read more...]
Two Days Remain
The calendar heralds a new month today, a month that brings shorter days and cooler nights. This year, October also brings an unusual deadline. As counted down on the CMS website, two days remain to … [Read more...]
Avoiding the Approaching Meaningful Use Penalty
The Stage 2 MU objectives have received quite a bit of airtime since the final rule was published on August 23. One item that appears to be flying under the radar is the upcoming adjustment or penalty … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Stage 2: The View from Outer Space
It has been over a week since the Stage 2 final rule was published and I know most of you have read the document cover to cover. For those of you who perhaps had better things to do (like taking care … [Read more...]
Back to School Special: HHS Publishes the Stage 2 Final Rule & ICD-10 Transition
It’s that time of the year when kids of all ages are gearing up to return to school. As we were traveling through time-tested rituals at casa Ketchersid, I found myself wondering what to write about … [Read more...]
Déjà Vu and the 50% Rule: We Have All Been Here Before
The public comment period for the meaningful use stage 2 proposal closed on May 7. With the assistance of our parent company we were able to submit a comment on behalf of practicing nephrologists … [Read more...]
