Category Archives: Policies

Eligible professionals were just given another 3 weeks to file their attestation of Meaningful Use by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This action by CMS extends the deadline from February 28th to March 20th. However, it may … Continue reading →

 Last Thursday (2/5/15), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it intends to update rules for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs in 2015. The goal is to reduce the reporting burden on providers. CMS indicated … Continue reading →

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) initiated the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program back in 2011. Many providers were skeptical of the program because of the associated risks and rewards. Last week CMS issued new rules attempting to alleviate … Continue reading →

 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized a one-year delay in the compliance deadline for the nationwide conversion to ICD-10 code sets. The delay first suggested in April, will move the compliance deadline to October 1, 2014. … Continue reading →

 On February 16th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its intent to delay implementation of ICD-10 for “certain health care entities.” This means implementation will be pushed back from the original October 1, 2013 compliance deadline. This … Continue reading →