Our government is still chasing the elusive goal of a National Health Information Highway (often referred to as NHIN) for healthcare data sharing. The first major initiative in this area was Meaningful Use, fueled by $19.2 billion from the 2009…
In a recent HITECH Answers post, Meaningful Use expert Jim Tate draws attention to the major stumbling block presented by “Transition of Care” (TOC) requirements. In Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, TOCs became a core requirement. Meeting the measure requires…
Are you doing everything you can to avoid the upcoming Medicare payment adjustment for the 2015 reporting year? Payment adjustments for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program will begin on January 1, 2015 for eligible professionals. All you need to do…