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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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AMA Launches Silicon Valley Health Technology Hub, Health2047
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced earlier this month that it is investing $15M to become founding partner of a health care innovation company – Health2047, Inc. The company, located in […]
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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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A New and Improved NC HIE Is in the Works
The NC General Assembly passed legislation this year to implement a proper-functioning Health Information Exchange (HIE), a crucial step toward putting data into doctors’ hands, which will help our state’s […]
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Apply for Meaningful Use Hardship Exemptions by June 30
Physicians can apply for a meaningful use hardship exemption by midnight next Tuesday, June 30 to avoid a 2016 penalty. Some of the hardship exemptions require physicians to file accompanying documentation that […]
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Have An Opinion on Virtual Credit Card Payments? Take This Short Survey
Over the last couple years, the issue of virtual card payments continues to come up due to the tactics some payers have used to pressure practices into accepting virtual credit […]
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Jennifer Anderson to Serve as New Executive Director of NCHICA
Jennifer Anderson will serve as NCHICA’s new Executive Director beginning on November 3, 2014. She will succeed Holt Anderson, who is retiring on October 31 after 19 years of service. […]
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W. Holt Anderson Retires as NCHICA Executive Director
W. Holt Anderson recently retired as Executive Director of the North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) where he had served for 19 of the organization’s 20 years. His numerous […]
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Data Center Maintenance Extends Open Payments Review and Dispute Deadline
The Open Payments system will be inaccessible during a series of scheduled maintenance upgrades at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data center in the coming weeks with […]
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