Category Archives: Technology

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has instituted a 90-day grace period for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  Nonetheless, the compliance date remains January 1, 2012 but CMS said it will not “initiate enforcement action” … Continue reading →

Eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) have until November 30th to register and attest for an incentive payment for 2011. This means that eligible hospitals and CAHs must successfully register and then attest to demonstrating meaningful use in order … Continue reading →

Being compliant with ICD-10 is going to take significant effort on the parts of healthcare organizations. The switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will be a massive undertaking. The healthcare industry as a whole does not have any equivalent experience with … Continue reading →

On October 20th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The final rules included information on the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organization rule, and interim final rule, which … Continue reading →

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is making plans to establish an appeals process for the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program. CMS has already awarded a $2.25M contract to Provider Resources, Inc. of Erie, PA to … Continue reading →