Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 6. September 2012 11:54
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules in the September 4, 2012 Federal Register on "stage 2" criteria that eligible professionals, general hospitals, and critical access hospitals must meet to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 5. April 2012 07:07
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) Framework, Version 3.0, on March 28. CMS also released, on March 21, updated standards for the adoption of operating rules for eligibility determinations under health plans and health care claims transactions. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 29. February 2012 07:44
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed rules on February 23 specifying "stage 2" criteria that eligible professionals, general hospitals, and critical access hospitals must meet by 2014 to continue to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid payment incentives for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. February 2012 07:10
The Brookings Institution released a report on February 8 on the implementation of health information exchanges in Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, and California. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 6. January 2011 11:06
Eleven states launched their Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentives Programs on January 3. The HITECH provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) authorized an estimated $20 billion in Medicare/Medicaid payment incentives to promote the adoption and meaningful use of certified, interoperable health information technology to help improve coordination, efficiency, and quality of care. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 14. December 2010 12:59
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report on December 14 outlining strategies to improve care for individuals with multiple chronic conditions, such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, respiratory conditions, mental illness, dementia, and developmental disabilities. The report cites research showing that, as the number of chronic conditions in an individual increases, the patient faces greater risks of unnecessary hospitalizations, duplicative tests, adverse drug reactions, and conflicting medical advice that can be overwhelming to the patient and family members. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. November 2010 02:07
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published proposed rules on November 8 under which 90 percent Medicaid Federal financial participation will be available on State expenditures for the design, development, installation and enhancement of new Medicaid eligibility systems, and 75 percent FFP will be available on expenditures for the maintenance and operations of new Medicaid eligibility systems. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 29. October 2010 09:09
The New York State Department of Health and the New York eHealth Collaborative presented a comprehensive plan on October 26 to the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under which New York would invest $129 million in state and federal funds to enable medical professionals to instantly access secure medical histories, diagnoses, and other information vital to patient care. [More]
