Delay Stage 3 Meaningful Use Regs, Physicians Say
Organized medicine is urging the Obama administration to postpone drafting its stage 3 requirements for earning a bonus in its incentive program for electronic health record (EHR) systems until it studies how the stage 1 criteria have worked — or not worked — in physician offices.
New Tip Sheet Walks Specialists through Meaningful Use Criteria
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published an electronic health records meaningful use tip sheet for specialist physicians.
EHRs: Quality Care Versus Cost Savings, Next ‘Meaningful Use’ Rules
Some say adoption of electronic health records are not saving money like they’d hoped, but that it does improve care. In the meantime, doctor groups want a delay in the next round of “meaningful use” rules that give doctors financial incentives for utilizing such records.
Group Sees Health Record Banks as Best Way to Share EHR Information, not HIEs
Health information exchanges in which electronic medical records can be transmitted between providers has been the most challenging requirement to prove meaningful use as spelled out in the HITECH Act.
Some Physicians See Revenue Loss After EHR, Study Says
Survey of 50 physician practices in Massachusetts shows average loss of $44K over five years, but researchers attribute losses to poor utilization and other factors, not EHRs themselves.
Ethical Physician Incentives — From Carrots and Sticks to Shared Purpose
As health care reform’s focus turns to change in U.S. health care delivery, concerns about the use of incentives for physicians are intensifying.
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