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NewsMGMA wants 5010 delay expanded due to practice unreadiness
With a majority of physician practices still unprepared for the impending transition to the government-mandated 5010 transaction set for electronic transactions, the Medical Group Management Read more...
Report: Medical imaging spending drops 13%
Angling to keep Congress from cutting imaging reimbursement dollars, the Medical Imaging & Technology (MTIA) Alliance last week unveiled data indicating that spending on medical imaging tests Read more...
CAD use for breast cancer patients leads to unnecessary tests
Despite its widespread use for detecting tumors in breast cancer patients, computer-aided detection (CAD) technology actually does a poor job of finding such tumors. Patients, because of this, are Read more...
Physicians get partial reprieve on CMS e-prescribing penalties
Doctors who failed to do a minimum amount of electronic prescribing in the first half of 2011 will lose 1 percent of their Medicare reimbursement in 2012 if they do not qualify for an exemption. Read more...
CMS proposes release of claims data to help profile providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed releasing extracts of Medicare claims data that will be used to profile healthcare providers so that consumers and employers can make Read more...
How to qualify for three federal health IT incentives: It's complicated
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added 120 new answers to the FAQ section in its website on the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. Among other things, CMS now Read more...
OIG eyes 2011 health IT initiatives
With new changes ahead with health information technology in the Medicare and Medicare programs, the Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced its intention in its Read more...
CMS is first to try federal fraud detection software
Attention anyone who wants to cheat the system out of "meaningful use" dollars and other stimulus funding: CMS is becoming the first federal agency to try out a government-developed analytics program Read more...
CMS proposes easing telemedicine credentialing requirements
CMS is proposing simplification of its rules on credentialing and granting privileges to hospitals and clinicians that provide telemedicine services. The proposed change would allow hospitals to turn Read more...
CMS to fight Medicare, Medicaid fraud with high-tech 'bounty hunters'
Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost American taxpayers some $54 billion last year. (We've long believed that Medicare fraud is the unofficial state sport of Florida.) CMS has tried many approaches to Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealth reform law saves $2.1 billion for 3.6 million Americans with MedicareNew data show average American with Medicare to save nearly $4,200 through 2021 thanks to health reform WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on Read more >> Affordable Care Act AnnouncementWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Thursday, February 2, 2012, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Read more >> Kern Medical Center Awarded Federal Funds for Meaningful Use of OpenVista Electronic Health RecordMedsphere’s OpenVista enables California county hospital to meet Medicare and Medicaid requirements of federal reimbursement program, cover initial EHR investment costs CARLSBAD & BAKERSFIELD, Read more >> McKesson Customers Share ARRA Stage 1 Keys to Success with PeersWhether large community or critical access, hospitals rely on strong governance to meet ARRA objectives ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Senior leader support, physician alignment and daily monitoring of Read more >> e-MDs Physician Recognized as Leader in Implementation of Electronic Health RecordsFamily doctor is among first in Minnesota to achieve Meaningful Use.AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- e-MDs, the provider of the nation's most highly rated EHR, congratulates Christopher Read more >> |
