Monthly Archives: June 2011

Permanent EHR Certifier Selected

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Paul Gurny

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has selected the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for Health Information Technology as the ONC-Approved Accreditor  (AA) under the permanent electronic health records certification program set to start in 2012. ANSI will accredit … Continue reading →

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Medicare Data to be used to Rank Physicians

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Paul Gurny

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed that Medicare data would be used to compare physician performance. The proposal, which was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), would allow certain organizations to access … Continue reading →

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Delay Called for Stage 2 Meaningful Use

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Paul Gurny

The meaningful use (MU) work group of the Health IT Policy Committee is recommending that Stage 2 of electronic health records be delayed by one year to 2014 for providers who attest to Stage 1 MU in 2011. The Health … Continue reading →

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CMS Extends Deadlines for Pioneer ACOs

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Paul Gurny

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will extend the deadline for accountable care organizations (ACO) wanting to apply to be Pioneer ACO models. Officials from CMS said they are looking for advanced programs to lead … Continue reading →

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HIPAA 5010 National Testing Days Set

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Paul Gurny

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced two 5010 national testing days. On June 15th and August 24th, all HIPAA-covered entities; i.e., physicians, insurers, pharmacies, hospitals, and others can test their compliance efforts to discover and work … Continue reading →

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