How to choose the right EHR

Did you receive a letter from CMS notifying you that your 2015 Medicare reimbursements were reduced? If you’re an eligible provider for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program but didn’t participate in 2013, your Medicare reimbursements will be reduced for the 2015 payment year. Similarly, penalties...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes changes to the current Meaningful Use Program. Overall, CMS has streamlined and simplified attestation requirements and reduced the overall number of objectives for advanced use of EHRs....

CMS recently extended the attestation deadline for Meaningful Use and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) for the 2014 reporting year to March 20, 2015*. If you bill Medicare or Medicaid, it’s crucial for you to attest before the deadline to earn incentives and avoid penalties....

Starting your first year of Meaningful Use? July 1, 2014 is the last possible day to begin in order to finish your required 90-day reporting period before the October 1, 2014 attestation deadline.