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Health IT in 2016: Save the Dates

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
February 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

Important dates to know

The day after the Super Bowl is always a tough one. According to a 2008 report, over 1.5 million workers will call in sick today, and millions more will be late. Perhaps it’s the 325 million gallons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Health IT Tagged With: CMS, Diana Strubler, Dr. Ketchersid, hardship application, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Hardship Exception, Medicare PFS, MIPS, MU, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, PHA, PQRS, PQRS claims submission, PQRS payment adjustment, QRUR

Good News: The 2015 Hardship Exception Arrives!

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
January 25, 2016 3 Comments

Good News!

Last week, the moment we’ve all been waiting for arrived. Not the first snowfall of the year many of us experienced thanks to a winter storm named Jonas. No, I am talking about the latest rendition of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meaningful Use Tagged With: 50% Rule, 90-day reporting period, CEHRT, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS, Diana Strubler, EHR, EHR vendors, Hardship Exception Application, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Hardship Exception, MU, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, Terry Ketchersid

2016: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Terry Ketchersid, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer - Integrated Care Group
January 4, 2016 1 Comment

The holidays are behind us and we are off to a great start in 2016. I am sure you have each enjoyed your lucky New Year’s Day meal and have made several resolutions, which hopefully will come to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: alternative payment models, American Society of Nephrology, APMs, Argonaut Project, CMMI, CMS, Diana Strubler, Dugan Maddux, ESCOs, ESRD, FHIR, ICD-10, MACRA, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Hardship Exception, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, MIPS, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), Terry Ketchersid

Meaningful Use Hardship Exception: A Late Christmas Gift?

Diana Strubler, Senior Manager, Policy and Analytics, Acumen Physician Solutions
December 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Santa delivering late gift

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...]

Filed Under: Meaningful Use Tagged With: American Medical Association, CMS, Diana Strubler, Meaningful Use, Meaningful Use Hardship Exemption, Meaningful Use Stage 2, modified stage 2 final rule, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, President Obama, Rob Portman, Tom Price

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