Tag: measures

  • Defining Patient Generated Health Data

    Defining Patient Generated Health Data

    We’ve all seen the ads for the new Apple Watch were a user can generate an EKG and possibly see anomalies in heart rhythm.  This is just one example of how new technology opens up a world in which generating data can come from any personal device. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health…

  • CMS Announces July 2015 Transition from IACS to EIDM

    CMS  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to inform Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) participants and their staff to an important system update scheduled to be in place on July 13, 2015. The Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services (IACS) system will be retired, but current IACS user accounts will…

  • Submit Quality Data for 2013 PQRS-Medicare EHR Incentive Pilot by February 28, 2014

    Are you an eligible professional who is participating or wishes to participate in the 2013 PQRS-Medicare EHR Incentive Pilot? You can now submit your 2013 quality data.  If you would like to participate in the pilot you must submit 12 months of CQM data by February 28, 2014 at 11:59 pm ET. To successfully participate in the pilot, you…