FAQs to Help Navigate Health IT Adoption
Health IT Adoption FAQs Resources Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are a good resource when you find that question you were looking for. There are several FAQ resources out there that focus on health...
View ArticleUpcoming 4Medapproved Events
May Learning Lunch Schedule Learning Lunches are industry sponsored virtual events focusing on adoption of health information technology (HIT). The hour long events present current topics by subject...
View ArticleChicago REC Announces New Health IT Services
CHITREC LAUNCH Program The Health Information Technology Extension Program was authorized by the HITECH Act and awarded 62 grants for Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs) and...
View ArticleLatest Health IT Adoption Research and Findings
Surveys and Research Show Health IT Adoption Growing You can find a lot of organizations doing research and taking surveys on health information technology. From the doctors and hospitals to the...
View ArticleCMS EHR Incentive and PQRS Programs
EHR and PQRS Incentive Eligibility One of the goals of CMS and its eHealth initiative is to align programs to remove overlap of reporting. eHealth, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued...
View Article2014 eRx Payment Adjustment Deadline Approaches
June 30th is Deadline Date to Avoid 2014 eRx Payment Adjustment The Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program is a CMS reporting program that uses a combination of incentive payments and payment...
View ArticleSwitching EHRs? Three Key Factors To Consider
You REALLY Want to Switch EHRs. Now What? Brad Benson CEO at Health eFormatics A study by Blackbook rankings found that the top 4 reasons that physicians are switching EHRs revolved around...
View ArticleUpcoming Learning Lunches
Patient Engagement, CQMs, and Payment Card Industry Learning Lunches are industry sponsored virtual events focusing on adoption of health information technology (HIT). The hour long events present...
View ArticleSelecting EHRs or Switching EHRs?
Selecting EHRs – Where to Start. So you want to implement an EHR? Or you have one that really doesn’t work the way you thought it would. You are much more aware of what you want and you want to switch...
View ArticleLatest Provider Updates from CMS
CMS Monday Morning Check-up The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the Federal agency under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) which administers Medicare, Medicaid,...
View Article4Medapproved Learning Lunches
Have you attended a Learning Lunch lately? These hour long events are industry sponsored webcasts focusing on adoption of health information technology (HIT). You will hear current topics by subject...
View ArticleLatest Provider Updates from CMS
CMS Monday Morning Check-up The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the Federal agency under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) which administers Medicare, Medicaid,...
View ArticlePQRS Questions and Answers
This Week on PQRS Welcome to Ask Joy. In this week’s column, we’ll be answering some common questions about the Physician Quality Reporting System incentive program. This voluntary program was...
View ArticleWill Medicaid be Expanded in the EHR Incentive Program?
MITECH Act Reintroduced to Expand Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Lawmakers have reintroduced efforts to expand meaningful use incentive payments to certain clinics and safetey-net providers who are not...
View ArticleChicago REC Announces New Health IT Services
CHITREC LAUNCH Program The Health Information Technology Extension Program was authorized by the HITECH Act and awarded 62 grants for Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs) and...
View ArticleLatest Provider Updates from CMS
CMS Monday Morning Check-up The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the Federal agency under the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) which administers Medicare, Medicaid,...
View ArticleMeaningful Use Stage 2
This Week: Keeping up with Meaningful Use Stage 2 This week, we’ll be answering questions about some of the specifics of Meaningful Use Stage 2. In last week’s Learning Lunch, I covered some of the...
View ArticlePatient Engagement and Stage 2 MU
New Objectives Require Patient Engagement Stage 2 of the CMS EHR Incentive Programs will begin in 2014 for those Eligible Professionals (EPs) who have completed two stage 1 reporting periods. Stage 2...
View ArticleCQMs – What you need to know
This Week: Clinical Quality Measures (CQM) If you work in healthcare, you’re tuned to CMS updating the requirements for providers participating in incentive programs. We’ve talked about PQRS. We’ve...
View ArticleHealth IT News and Updates
Recent Events in Health IT News Health IT adoption has been in the news lately in many different ways. Here are some highlights on just what has been happening. ONC Mostashari Leaving in the Fall...
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