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CMS and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released an interim final rule with comment period that includes revisions to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs and the 2014 Edition Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria,…
This week, the Measure Applications Partnership released a set of more than 500 quality measures that it will review for inclusion in federal health care payment and reporting programs.
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center final rule for calendar year 2013.
As the U.S. population ages and the number of Americans impacted by obesity and diabetes increases, high blood pressure control is more important than ever. One in three (68 million) U.S. adults has high blood pressure and less than half of patients have it adequately controlled. With no serious…
Addendum B. Final OPPS Payment by HCPCS Code for CY 2013
Charles Clark, senior vice president, Behavioral Health, Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN , discusses his initiative with two local Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs)-to improve post discharge patient follow-up, and reduce 30-day readmissions of psychiatric patients.
CMS on September 4 published a 196-page final rule defining Stage 2 of "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHRs). At the same time, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) issued a 130-page final rule...
The AHA is dedicated to highlighting the good work that America's hospitals are doing to care and strengthen communities. This initiative highlights different hospitals. America's hospitals are open day and night, 365 days a year, to care for everyone who walks through our doors. The…
Regulatory Advisory regarding Administrative Simplification, Identifiers & Compliance Date Change for ICD-10 Final Rule