Friday March 30, 2012, 12:00 pm (MDT) In February 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed criteria for Stage 2 of the CMS Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. This exclusive webinar will feature lead staff from CMS who will provide...

Registration Now Open Thu Mar 29; 3-4:30pm ET As of Tue Jan 31, more than $3.2 billion in Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments have been made; more than 191,000 eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals are actively registered.  Learn if you are eligible...

Please join us for THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:15pm. Subject: Medicaid Update, Medicare Fraud and Abuse Plan Updates post-EHR and a brief Meaningful Use Stage 2 UpdateThis webinar will include:How to update your plan, what to look for and how this relates...

Our annual event brought to you by the Colorado Rural Health Center and ClinicNET is just around the corner. Join us April 11th – 13th at the Sheraton Denver West in Lakewood, Colorado and participate in the numerous education, training and networking opportunities available to you. The agenda is...

In an announcement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) said it will not initiate enforcement action against any non-compliant entities for an additional three (3) months, through June 30, 2012, for updated HIPAA transaction standards (ASC X12 Version 5010, NCPDP...

The Version 5010 upgrade deadline was January 1, 2012. However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated an enforcement discretion period to give everyone covered by HIPAA additional time to complete testing and meet compliance. You should be finalizing your upgrade to Version 5010 if you have...

1)       “Using Health IT for Patient Safety,” Friday March 23, 2012, 2:00 pm (ET) This webinar will highlight how health information technology (IT) can be used in safety net provider settings to increase patient safety.  Each year it is estimated that 100,000 patients die from medical errors.  The presenters...