Following are some dates for EHR Incentive Program meaningful use reporting: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-deadlines/#more-1347" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Deadlines">(more…)</span></a>
<p id="Btext1">In the first two weeks of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services incentive program, $75 million was paid out in bonuses for the meaningful use of electronic medical records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-bonus-checks-go-out/#more-1343" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Bonus Checks Go Out">(more…)</span></a></p>
According to Health Data Management, the meaningful use workgroup of the Health I.T. Policy Committee, which advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, is recommending that Stage 2 of electronic health records be delayed by one year to 2014 for providers who attest to Stage 1 meaningful use in 2011. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/delay-ehr-meaningful-use-stage-2-for-those-that-attest-in-2011/#more-1337" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Delay EHR Meaningful Use Stage 2 for Those That Attest in 2011?">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released new frequently asked questions about the electronic health records meaningful use incentive program. The questions cover providing patients with an electronic copy of health information and counting patients not seen by the eligible provider. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-adds-new-ehr-meaningful-use-faqs/#more-1335" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Adds New EHR Meaningful Use FAQs">(more…)</span></a>
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will conduct a two-year study to identify barriers to Medicaid providers achieving electronic health records meaningful use criteria. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ahrq-to-identify-barriers-to-medicaid-providers-achieving-meaningful-use-of-ehrs/#more-1333" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading AHRQ to Identify Barriers to Medicaid Providers Achieving Meaningful Use of EHRs">(more…)</span></a>
This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will start issuing the first Medicare incentive checks for meaningful use of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/medicare-issuing-ehr-meaningful-use-incentive-checks/#more-1327" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Medicare Issuing EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Checks">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Records Incentive Program “meaningful use” verification period opens today. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-attestation-opens-april-18-2011/#more-1320" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Attestation Opens April 18, 2011">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ EHR Incentive Program has registered over 25,000 eligible physicians and hospitals, and, it has paid out over $37 million so far. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/upcoming-cms-ehr-incentive-program-dates/#more-1318" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Upcoming CMS EHR Incentive Program Dates">(more…)</span></a>
In addition to updating existing content, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added over 10 new questions to its EHR Meaningful Use FAQ page. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-updates-faqs-on-ehr-meaningful-use/#more-1314" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Updates FAQs on EHR Meaningful Use">(more…)</span></a>