Tag: Medicare incentives

  • New EHR Attestation Deadline

    New EHR Attestation Deadline for Eligible Professionals: March 31, 2014 CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2013 reporting year from 11:59 pm ET on February 28, 2014 to 11:59 pm ET March 31, 2014. In addition, CMS is offering assistance to eligible…

  • Other changes for 2014

    With all the chatter going on with ICD-10, I thought it appropriate to write something that doesn’t revolve around ICD-10.  There are changes in Meaningful Use stage 1, and new criteria for Stage 2 Meaningful Use, Clinical Quality Measures and PQRS.  Happy reading! If you have attested for at least 2 years for stage 1 meaningful use,…

  • PQRS..more than just letters in the alphabet!

    In all the whorl wind of Meaningful Use Stages one and two, e-RX incentives (or penalties), ICD-10 implementation, there’s another “oldie but goodie” program for providers to participate in.  The program has been around for a few years, but did you know come 2015, you may be subject to another penalty (on top of everything…