Many thanks to our colleague, Robin Canowitz, for submitting the following guest post. Implementing an Electronic Medical Record (“EMR”) brings many clinical and economic benefits to an institution. These benefits, however, are accompanied a variety of unique HIPAA and other privacy challenges. Questions often arise regarding who should have access to records, how to limit access… Continue Reading
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Stage 2 Rule Eases Burdens on Medicaid Providers
Posted in Behavioral Health, Meaningful Use, RulemakingThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Stage 2 final rule (“Final Rule”) made two key changes which should benefit providers seeking Medicaid incentive payments: (1) allowing more patient encounters to be included in satisfying the required patient volume threshold for eligible professionals; and (2) simplifying hospital reporting of… Continue Reading
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Requirements Now Final
Posted in Meaningful Use, RulemakingThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released its final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) Incentive Programs. The rule specifies criteria that eligible professionals and hospitals must meet in order to continue to receive incentive payments. CMS has indicated that the final rule will be published in… Continue Reading
CMS Announces Proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requirements
Posted in RulemakingOn Thursday, February 23, 2012, CMS announced the proposed Stage 2 requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (“HER”) Incentive Programs. See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register. Under HITECH, eligible health care professionals (“EPs”), eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (collectively “hospitals”) can qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments when they… Continue Reading