EHR/Meaningful Use
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NC Medicaid Incentive Payment System Now Ready to Accept MU Attestation
The North Carolina Medicaid Incentive Payment System (NC-MIPS) modifications to comply with the new Final Rule are complete, so NC-MIPS is now accepting Program Year 2015 Modified Meaningful Use (MU) […]
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EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exception Program Instructions
If you did not successfully meet Meaningful Use (MU) for an EHR incentive program reporting period in 2015 – or even if you did — the North Carolina Medical Society […]
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What’s Ahead for Meaningful Use Program?
For a brief moment this month, it seemed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had abandoned its Meaningful Use incentive program, based on social media’s interpretation of […]
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CMS Announces Streamlined Hardship Application Process for Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new, streamlined hardship application process for physicians looking to avoid Meaningful Use penalties. In its announcement, CMS states that […]
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CMS Will Expedite 2015 Meaningful Use Stage 2 Exemption Applications
From AMA reports Prior to adjourning for the holidays, Congress adopted legislation, S. 2425, the “Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act,” which included a provision granting the Centers for Medicare […]
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2015 Attestation Begins Monday, Jan. 4, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the EHR Incentive Programs Attestation Batch Upload page with the Attestation Batch Upload Specifications for 2015 program year attestation. Attestations […]
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Frustrated with Summary of Care Documents? Give Your Feedback Here
The AMA is assisting the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) with gathering information to improve the summary of care documents that include discharge summaries and consult notes. This is […]
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Reminder of Meaningful Use Program Penalties
The NCMS Foundation’s Director of Practice Improvement Terri Gonzalez encourages practices to review the EHR Incentive program’s basic information sheet to be aware of any penalties you may be facing. […]
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Deadline Extended for Value-Based Payment Modifier and PQRS Informal Review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadlines for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) informal review requests, which now must be received by Dec. 11, and […]
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How to Improve EHRs and the ‘Summary of Care’ Documentation
As part of its efforts to improve EHRs and interoperability of EHRs, the American Medical Association (AMA) would like your thoughts on how to improve the summary of care document […]
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