CMS announced that details about the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2012 Reporting Pilot for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) have been published and are available on the QualityNet website.  The Medicare EHR Incentive Program 2012 Reporting Pilot provides Eligible Hospitals and CAHs with an...

A contractor working for the CMS has begun the promised audits of Medicare providers and dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid hospitals that have received federal electronic health-record system incentive payments, the agency confirmed. To read the entire article, click here.

This week they received incentive payment from Medicare as a reward for their hard efforts. While the Colorado Rural Health Center provided guidance and education throughout the process, this truly was a team effort that was expertly managed and delivered by their exceptional staff. CRHC congratulates Yampa Valley Medical...

Wednesday, October 3rd, is the last day for eligible professionals (EPs) to begin their 90-day reporting period for calendar year (CY) 2012 for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. For EPs, this means that they must begin their consecutive 90-day reporting period by October 3rd in order to attest to...

The Government Accounting Office issued a report July 25th that confirms the meaningful use disparity between PPS/CAH, urban/rural, and large/small hospitals that rural advocates (including this one) predicted when the HITECH Act became law officially exists! To read the entire article, click here.

Although the final rule on the proposed ICD-10 deadline change has yet to be published, it is important to continue planning for the transition to ICD-10. The switch to the new code set will affect every aspect of how your organization provides care, but with adequate planning and preparation,...

LOINC — Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) In case you were wondering…  Yes, there is a recorded session available for hospital Lab and IT staff that were unable to attend the free training sessions in Denver and Glenwood Springs in May. The LIC team requests interested parties...

Effective August 1, 2012, if you have not yet converted from the 4010A1 format of the electronic remittance advice, the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) program will automatically convert your electronic remittance advice to the X12 Version 5010 format. If the computer software you use to open/translate the electronic remittance advice...