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Practice Fusion Reaches Record Growth in 2012
With a new year approaching, we here at Practice Fusion have taken the opportunity to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished in 2012. What a year it’s been! Our very talented design team has outlined a few of our most exciting accomplishments in the infographic below. As you can see, in 2012 we expanded the number of patients served by doctors using our EMR to 52 million—about 16 percent of the total US population. We also closed a $34 million Series C… read more >
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Tagged doctors, EMR, infographic, Meaningful Use Incentives, patient records, patients
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Gearing up for National Health IT Week
Whether you’re still reading the Meaningful Use Stage 2 and 2014 Certification Edition final rules or watching politically charged convention speeches, it’s clear that health care is a top priority in our country. Given the role of technology in driving forward much-needed change in health care delivery, it is quite fitting that next week is the 7th Annual National Health IT Week (#NHITWeek). Here are some tips to help you prepare for NHIT Week and sound like a HIT pro:… read more >
Nuts and Bolts: Meaningful Use Stages 1-3
Stage 1: Audits Acting on behalf of The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Figliozzi and Company recently began its first round of audits for doctors who attested to Meaningful Use in 2011. Doctors will receive letters from the firm requesting documentation to verify their attestation to meaningful use. You should read these tips for navigating the audit process provided on The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) blog. Stage 2: Final Rules As of last week, CMS… read more >
Posted in EMR Incentives, Health Policy, Meaningful EMR Use, Patient Safety
Tagged CMS, Meaningful Use, ONC
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Updates to the CMS e-Prescribing Incentive Program
Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule CMS released a proposed rule on Friday, July 6th that would: Introduce an increase in physician reimbursement for the coordination of patient care in the 30 days following hospital discharge Revise the reporting requirements of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program Update their Physician Compare website Modify the e-prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program The changes to the eRx program would add the following two additional hardship exemption categories for physicians trying… read more >
Hot Summer in the City
It’s only July and this summer has already been a hot bed of healthcare policy, regulatory, & legislative activity. So much for a sleepy DC summer… Legislation On July 9th, President Obama signed into law the Food & Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which reauthorizes the user fees that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) collects from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to support the agency’s research, review, and approval processes. The Act also includes a recommendation for… read more >
