Hardship Waivers Last Chance to Avoid Medicare E-prescribing Penalty
An estimated 100,000 physicians and other health professionals at risk for being hit with Medicare electronic prescribing program penalties next year have until Nov. 1 to report a hardship exemption and give CMS a reason why they should not have their pay reduced in 2012.
IT Leaders Look Back on First Year of Meaningful Use
Panelists at a press briefing hosted by the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and EHR Association in Washington, D.C., agreed the nation’s health IT landscape is transforming due to the HITECH Act and nearly $30 billion in stimulus funding made available by demonstrating meaningful use of EHRs.
Study: CPOE Requirements in MU Stages 2 and 3 May Cut Mortality
A new study published in Health Affairs suggests that Stage 1 meaningful use criteria for use of computerized physician order entry systems is probably too low to significantly lower mortality rates among heart patients, but higher levels of mandated use in Stages 2 and 3 “is more consistently associated with lower mortality.”
EHR Voice Recognition: An End to the ‘No Eye Contact’ Problem?
Physicians often complain that when using electronic health records (EHRs), they’re so busy typing that it’s difficult to make good eye contact with patients. New voice recognition software holds promise, but is it there yet?
Why Users Should Treat EHRs Like a GPS
Would the adoption of electronic health records be more widespread if users saw the systems more as decision support tools, similar to GPS systems? According to Quadramed CMO and VP Joe Bormel, writing in Healthcare Informatics, it’s all a matter of expectations.
HIMSS Announces Davies Winners, Aligns Criteria with EMR Model
The 2011 HIMSS Davies Award Winners were announced Tuesday during a conference that was part of National Health Information Technology Week. The 2011 HIMSS Davies Award Winners were announced Tuesday during a conference that was part of National Health Information Technology Week.
U.S. Proposes Direct Patient Access to Lab Tests
HHS proposed new rules giving patients more rights to access their health information, including getting laboratory test results directly from the labs rather than wait for a copy from their doctors.
Coding for CKD Under the New IC-10-CM Code Set
Making sense of the ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines for diabetic chronic kidney disease and hypertensive chronic kidney disease required for all HIPAA-covered entities.
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