CMS Publishes New Rules on Health IT Payment Incentives

 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published proposed rules in the Federal Register on January 13 to implement Medicare and Medicaid payment incentives to providers for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology. [More]

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HHS Publishes Health Information Technology Rules

 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published two sets of rules on December 30 to implement the HITECH provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [More]

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CMS Releases APD Guidelines

 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter to all State Medicaid directors on 9/1/09 providing guidance on the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) under which States may obtain 100% FFP on Medicaid incentive payments to providers for adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records. [More]

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State Alliance for e-Health

 

The State Alliance for e-Health released a guide on August 4 that is designed to help states implement the HITECH provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [More]

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