The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) EHR incentives for eligible entities, like local health departments, are quite easy to get. For Medicaid, Eligible Providers (EPs) (MD, NP or certified midwife, providing direct patient care, qualify) can get the EHR incentives. Each EP can get a total of $63,750 over a period of six […]
Read More(Nash County) — After a 2-year research project, Nash County Health Department selected a new Electronic Health Records (EHR) and billing system to replace their existing software. In November 2014 they went live with Patagonia Health EHR, a Cary, NC-based public health focused EHR vendor. Nash County had been using their existing EHR system […]
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Stage 2 Meaningful Use is a bit more involved than the Stage 1 requirements. There is a lot to know and getting it straight doesn’t happen overnight. But there’s help. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has online training modules available to help educate Eligible Professional (EPs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on how […]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has committed to reduce the stage 3 meaningful use requirements for 2015, according to their blog post late last month. This is in response to provider uncertainties about software implementation, information exchange readiness, and other concerns. It shows a continued effort by CMS to work in partnership […]
Read MoreCMS offers exclusions and hardship exceptions for Meaningful Use Stage 2 when Broadband Internet is not available Meaningful use stage 2 has several objectives that require the use of broadband internet; ePrescribing (eRx), Patient Electronic Access, Summary of Care, and Electronic Messaging. However, internet service is not always available to the patient, the facility, […]
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