This enforcement action is particularly important because it marks the first recent case where failure to conduct a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis is used for a financial penalty or fine! Please remember this is a requirement under HIPAA as well as to attest to meaningful use. If you have...

Join us for the April THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 12pm – 1:15pm MDT where we will give an introduction to Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures and share more notes from the field on the Medicaid Incentive Program and the Medicare Incentive Program and RHCs....

HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield, together with the heads of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), recently co-signed a letter to encourage eligible professionals and hospitals in the safety net community to take advantage of the...

In a new press release from HHS, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a proposed rule that would delay the compliance date for ICD-10 from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014 The ICD-10 compliance date change is part of a proposed rule that would adopt a standard for a unique...

CMS has posted the full set of proposed Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) for 2014 as part of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs Stage 2 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM). The public can review the CQMs and submit feedback online. Proposed CQMsThe proposed...

Wednesday, May 2nd 11:30 MDT CMS Regions VI, VII and VIII are pleased to announce a new webinar presenting basic information on how your practice may be able to access EHR incentive payments. This session will provide you with the information you need to determine if you are eligible...

CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to submit eligibility appeals under the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs’ 2011 payment year. The new deadline is April 30, 2012, giving EPs an extra month to file their appeals.  An eligibility appeal allows a provider to show...

CMS has released February 2012 data that highlights program-to-date (since January 2011) participation and payment totals under  the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The February report documents continued growth in  registrations and payments, including: Over 211,500 eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals...

There are steps to ensure that your upgrade is a smooth one: establish a line of credit and check partner readiness Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will not initiate enforcement action against any HIPAA covered entity for an additional three (3) months, through...