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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…
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CMS Announces Extension for EPs participating in PQRS via EHR and QCDR (QRDA III format)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that the submission deadlines for the PQRS reporting methods below have been extended. All other submission timeframes for other PQRS reporting methods remain the same. The revised submission timeframes are: Reporting Method Submission Period Submission Deadline Time (All Times are Eastern) EHR Direct…
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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…
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Deadline for avoiding e-prescribing penalty is fast approaching.
June 30th will be here before you know it! From Medline: “Clinicians slow to adapt to digital medicine have until June 30 to electronically transmit 10 prescriptions to the pharmacy for Medicare patients, and thereby avoid a 2% cut in their Medicare reimbursement next year. The 2% penalty is the punitive side of a federal program designed…
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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…