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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…
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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,…
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Mandated Sequestration Payment Reductions Beginning for Medicare EHR Incentive Program
Incentive payments made through the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program are subject to the mandatory reductions in federal spending known as sequestration, required by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Incentive Payment Reduction The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 postponed sequestration for two months. As required by law, President Obama issued a…
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Be prepared for changes to stage 1 meaningful use!