During a recent meeting with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Office of the National Coordinator acknowledged that Stage 1 meaningful use requirements will not be modified for any ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just issued a proposed rule that will make it more difficult than ever for anesthesiologists and pain physicians to qualify for the Medicare or ...

Stage 2 of the federal Electronic Health Records Incentive Program is underway for providers who first reached Stage 1 in 2011. Although there will not be any official statistics available for several ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has released its final rules for changes to stages 1 and 2 of the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, stage 3 requirements, and 2015 EHR ...

On Feb. 23, 2012, CMS released its proposed rule for Stage 2 requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 rule included criteria eligible ...

The notice of proposed rulemaking for stage 3 meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) was announced today by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for ...

For physicians, the proposed rule for meaningful use stage 2 offeres some changes that make it easier for healthcare providers to demonstrate the requirements, including aligning measures with other ...

CMS’ extension of the Meaningful Use Stage 2 attestation deadline reaffirms that the ICD-10 Oct. 1, 2014, deadline is not going to change, according to a Healthcare IT News report. Experts said the ...