Approximately 257,000 of eligible professionals, hospitals and medical offices neither met Meaningful Use attestation nor were certified for exception from CMS penalties. Read More »
Category: Taking Advantage of “Meaningful Use” Incentive
AMA calls for CMS to eliminate Meaningful Use penalties
In response to impending deadlines and sluggish adoption rates among providers, the American Medical Association (AMA) is officially urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove the penalties for not meeting Meaningful Use EHR reporting requirements. Read More »
What do the midterm elections mean for Meaningful Use?
Could a Republican shift in Congress disrupt meaningful use adoption? Or does the GOP turnover present more benefits than drawbacks for providers? Read More »
CMS releases new data on Meaningful Use participation thus far
As of November 1, over 500,000 providers have registered for — but not necessarily participated in — Meaningful Use’s Medicare and Medicaid incentives program. Read More »
Healthcare CIOs place priority on Meaningful Use adoption
Meaningful Use and the penalties that some medical professionals may face early next year was a hot subject at last week’s CHIME forum. Read More »
AMA: CMS has to fix incompatibilities between Meaningful Use, other incentive programs
CMSĀ has recently come under fire for pushing two initiativesĀ alongside Meaningful Use that should work but are problematically incompatible with one another as is. Read More »
CMS extends deadline for Meaningful Use Stage 2
On Friday, August 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their final rule on Meaningful Use (MU) reporting, announcing that providers will have until next year to comply with Stage 2 requirements. Read More »
Complying with Meaningful Use now spells long-term success
Investing into MU compliance now will guarantee improved results for practitioners and patients alike in the long run. Read More »