Are you worried about your EHR system’s interoperability? Here is a solution for you?
Interoperability is a pressing issue in the world of healthcare today. Over the past 8 years, the US healthcare industry has ushered in an era of widespread health information technology (IT) adoption. Nearly every practice out there uses EHR or EMR systems and has successfully eliminated the use of paper […]
Small and Solo Practices Alert – Here is What to Look for When Choosing an EHR System
Back in 2013, when the government introduced Health IT incentive programs, the adoption of EHR/EMR soared. It was reported that more than $17.7 billion were paid in EHR incentive payments. But even then physicians in small and solo practices were reluctant to follow this trend due to financial reasons. […]
Tips to Excel at MIPS Measures
As 2016 comes to an end clinicians all across the country are preparing for the first performance year under the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The performance categories outlined under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) pathway are the main focus in these last few days before January 1st 2017; leaving clinicians scrambling for any and [...]
Checklist to help you prepare for MIPS reporting for January 2017
The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act 2015 (MACRA) is all set for its first performance year starting January 2017, but with less than three weeks left, are practices truly ready? By introducing two pathways under the Quality Payment Program, MACRA hopes to limit resources wasted on […]
President-Elect Backtracks – Says He Won’t Repeal Obamacare
Election night saw Donald Trump winning the presidential race; an event that is widely touted as the crowning jewel on the car crash year that has been 2016. The morning after was no better as people looked past Trump’s rhetoric to […]
90-Day EHR Reporting Confirmed in MACRA Final Rule
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rules for the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) on 14th October 2016. Amongst many changes was the flexibility in reporting measures for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) pathway. The changes were prompted after CMS revealed the MIPS measures in April earlier […]
Medicare Physician Compare – What You need To Know
What is Medicare Physician Compare? Medicare Physician Compare is a website hosted by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that lists physicians that accept Medicare patients. Currently the website hosts basic physician information, but CMS intends to expand this to include performance scores physicians will earn under measures outlined by the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of [...]