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Meaningful Use Stage 3 Proposed Rule Released by CMS

On Friday, March 20th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for Meaningful Use Stage 3. CMS’ proposed rule continues “to encourage electronic submission of clinical quality measure (CQM) data for all providers where feasible … Continue reading

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“Meaningful Use” History and Facts

The 2015 budget of President Obama includes a 25 percent increase to the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology’s (ONC) budget. The ONC determines how health information technology (HIT) is organized. Currently the ONC oversees products such … Continue reading

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Meaningful-use Deadline Delayed One Year by CMS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving providers another year to demonstrate they have met the Stage 2 criteria of the federal government’s incentive program to encourage the implementation and meaningful use of electronic health records. This … Continue reading

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CMS Issues Final Rule on Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Program

 On Thursday, August 23rd, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), issued the final requirements that hospitals and other providers must fulfill to receive funding under the second phase of the federal electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. The … Continue reading

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EMR Stage 2 Final Rule to be Released in September

 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that a final rule for Stage 2 of the Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) incentive program would be released in the first part of September. A Stage 2 proposed rule for “meaningful … Continue reading

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