Last fall in this blog I reviewed what, at that point, was understood about the intersection of the dialysis patient encounter and meaningful use. Since that time CMS has clarified their position both … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 8, 2011
Why It's Okay That EHR Adoption Will Fall Behind 2011 Goals 2011 will be a disappointing year for CMS as few doctors and hospitals are expected to meet the objectives set for the "meaningful use" of … [Read more...]
HIPAA and the HITECH Act
Lost in the excitement surrounding meaningful use is a HITECH requirement to expand the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Over the past several years HIPAA has risen to the top of many providers “least favorite … [Read more...]
1,000 Providers!
Earlier this month our company reached a remarkable milestone. We welcomed our 1,000th nephrology provider into the Acumen family. As we celebrate this achievement it is an appropriate time to reflect … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: June 24, 2011
Medicare to Offer More Waivers from E-prescribing Penalty As many as 209,000 doctors and other health professionals could be eligible to claim exemptions by Oct. 1 to avoid 1% Medicare pay … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: June 17, 2011
Federal Health Tools, Data Help Docs Achieve Meaningful Use Innovative tools and data that federal health agencies have released to the public can help healthcare providers meet meaningful use of … [Read more...]
HIT Policy Committee Recommends Stage 2 Delay
The HIT Policy Committee (HITPC) convened their June meeting last Wednesday. The first three hours of the meeting were devoted to a discussion of the recommendations they plan to forward to ONC and … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: June 10, 2011
Policy Panel Endorses Proposal To Delay Stage 2 of Meaningful Use On Wednesday, the Health IT Policy Committee endorsed a recommendation to delay by one year Stage 2 of the meaningful use program for … [Read more...]
