THE Consortium has released draft comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs Proposed Rule, and welcomes feedback from our constituents. The comments were formulated based on our extensive study of the rule, and feedback from our stakeholders and national partners who...

Last night the Senate was able to pass the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, which will delay the 21.2% Medicare cut to physicians. In addition to postponing Medicare physician payment cuts, the bill extended a variety of other expiring programs including unemployment insurance and premium subsidies for COBRA continuation...

March 17, 12:00pm-1:15pmPlease join the Technology for Healthcare Excellence (THE) Consortium’s next educational Webinar on March 17th from 12-1:15 pm MT. The informative agenda will include: Key HIPAA Regulations – “Staying Compliant with Business Associates” New clarification on incentive funding and how it will affect you Review of the...

The Joint Budget Committee (JBC) will be figure setting (creating the budget) for FY10-11 for the Department of Health Care Policy & Finance (HCPF) on Thursday, March 11th. Due to the budget shortfall, there will inevitably be cuts to the HCPF budget. Some of the proposed HCPF cuts for...

Starting today, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold Medicare claims for 10 days in anticipation that Congress will act to avoid a 21.2% reimbursement cut to physciains. If Congress fails to address the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), which is the methodology used to determine Medicare...