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NewsTelehealth expansion bill gets a push from home care group
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is advocating for a bill in Congress that would incentivize home care agencies, which often are owned by hospitals, to offer telehealth Read more...
AHA official: ICD-10 the 'DNA' of future DRG payments
You may be neck-deep in an EHR implementation in hopes of scoring American Recovery and Reinvestment Act incentive payments, but don't forget about the coming transition to ICD-10 coding. "To put it Read more...
Athenahealth's Bush: Stimulus is HIT's 'cash-for-clunkers'
Leave it to Athenahealth Chairman and CEO Jonathan Bush to come up with this quotable gem about the federal health IT incentive program: "It's healthcare information technology's version of Read more...
CMS takes first shot at defining 'meaningful use'
The long wait is finally over--well, sort of. On Tuesday, a first draft of the standard definition for "meaningful use"--a definition that will help determine whether or not providers will receive Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Markle offers own definition of 'meaningful use'
Jumping into a game that is drawing an quickly-growing list of players, the Markle Foundation has offered its own guideline for defining "meaningful use" of EMRs--i.e. use that qualifies for Medicare Read more...
HIMSS defines 'meaningful use' of EMRs for Medicare incentives
So, soon providers will get incentives for putting EMRs into place--but as is usually the case, there's a catch. To get Medicare incentive payments, it's not enough to simply roll out the technology; Read more...
Medicare or Medicaid incentives--your choice
While the health IT stimulus package has been finalized on Capitol Hill, there's at least one major wrinkle involved in how it impacts providers. It appears that physicians will have to choose Read more...
| Press ReleasesMorrisey Associates' Morrisey Concurrent Care Manager™ Version 2 Receives Leading Certification Under Federal ProgramCHICAGO, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Morrisey's Morrisey Concurrent Care Manager (MCCM™) Version 2 is certified as an electronic health records (EHRs) module under a federal program. Hospitals that Read more >> Oregon Doctors Using gloEMR from gloStream Begin Receiving Federal EHR Incentive PaymentsTROY, Mich., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- gloStream, maker of gloEMR, gloPM and gloSuite – the only electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management software with Microsoft Office built right Read more >> Netsmart Clients to Receive Nearly $2 Million in Meaningful Use EHR Incentive PaymentsNetsmart's Strong Commitment to Client Success and Complete ARRA-Certified Solutions Help Providers Meet Criteria and Secure Funds to Enhance Quality of CareGREAT RIVER, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2011 Read more >> Over 100,000 primary care providers sign up to adopt electronic health records through their Regional Extension CentersWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced today that more than 100,000 primary care providers are adopting certified Read more >> Arizona Regional Extension Center Names SuiteMed a Preferred VendorOAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SuiteMed™, a leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Arizona Health-e Connection has named SuiteMed a preferred vendor in its Vendor Alliance Read more >> |
