Registration for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records incentive programs opens Jan. 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. Eligible professionals, eligible ...

Although federal EHR incentive programs have been a shot in the arm for physicians adopting the digital systems, new findings highlight a potential detrimental effect on patient care arising from ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday announced changes to overhaul the meaningful use EHR incentive program, including equipping patients with access to ...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive programs for clinicians and hospitals that adopt electronic health records and achieve certain Meaningful Use (MU) ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released important deadlines for participants in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program, according to a CMS news release. February 29, ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has submitted comments to CMS regarding proposed rules on EHR meaningful use and CMS’ EHR incentive program, according to a release by the ASA. In its ...

According to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, Anesthesiologists are automatically exempt from the meaningful use requirement and from penalties in 2015 as long as they have registered in ...

Now more than ever, providers are exploring whether the Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement program is best to receive their EHR incentive payments. For many, both are an option, and according to ...

Physicians near retirement wouldn't suffer a Medicare pay cut for failing to adopt an electronic health record (EHRs) system, and soloists would get a 3-year hiatus from this penalty under a bill ...

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 ...