May 2012 AMA Advocacy Update: CMS Releases Final Rule on CoPs, Passage of HR 5652 and Its Effect on Physicians, EHR MU Program Excerpts from the May 2012 AMA Advocacy Update. May 21, 2012 Advocacy, AMA, EHR, Medicare, News AMA National Advocacy Update, UnitedHealth Group, CoPs, EHR MU Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
California to help health providers secure Medicaid incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use. California has set a goal of having 10,000 eligible health care providers by June receive Medicaid incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use of certified electronic health records, according to a CMS blog post published recently by National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari and CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. April 4, 2012 EHR, News, Physician Resource, SFMS Member Events, Technology CalHIPSO , EHR, EHR assistance, Lumetra , meaningful use 0 0 Comment Read More »
Assistance with EHR Adoption Are you a primary care provider looking for assistance with Meaningful Use and EHR? SFMS is partnering with Lumetra, a local extension center for San Francisco, to fill available slots for priority primary care providers (PPCPs) to receive subsidized services from CalHIPSO. March 7, 2012 EHR, Physician Resource, Technology CalHIPSO, EHR, Lumetra, meaningful use, PPCP 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Releases New Health IT 'Meaningful Use' Rules It’s time to take electronic health records to the next level. CMS on Thursday released their second-stage guidelines for “meaningful use” of electronic records, which advocates say have the potential to reduce medical errors and streamline care. February 24, 2012 EHR, Technology computerized physician order entry, CPOE, electronic health records, meaningful use, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS EHR Information Center Updates CMS has recently updated previously-posted FAQs and added new FAQs on several incentive program topics, including reporting periods and incentive payments. Answers to common questions about disbursing 2011 incentive payments, reporting periods, determining Medicaid patient volume are now posted on the site. February 9, 2012 EHR, Medicaid, News, Technology CMS EHR Information Center, EHR, Electronic Health Record Information Center Inter 0 0 Comment Read More »
