Documentation woes: Study tracks residents’ time spent on EHRs
How much time do your peers really spend dealing with electronic health records (EHR)? One internal medicine program explored that question and tracked the average “mouse miles”–or active time—residents spent using EHRs, and the results were very telling. Find out how many hours residents spent on EHRs in just four months, and see how you compare.
Exploring EHR usage among first-year residents
A team of researchers tracked the active EHR usage of 41 first-year residents at a university-affiliated community teaching hospital for the months of May, July and October 2014, and January 2015. During this time, “act...
Source: AMA Wire - March 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
CMS extends EHR hardship exemption deadline to July 1
Physicians and hospitals seeking a hardship exemption for not being able to meet meaningful use requirements in 2015 will have more time to file their application.
Applications for both groups are now due July 1. Previously, the deadline was March 15 for physicians and other eligible... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 2, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
CMS extends EHR hardship exemption deadline to July 1
Physicians and hospitals seeking a hardship exemption for not being able to meet meaningful use requirements in 2015 will have more time to file their application.
Applications for both groups are... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - March 2, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
CMS extends EHR hardship exemption deadline to July 1
Physicians and hospitals seeking a hardship exemption for not being able to meet meaningful use requirements in 2015 will have more time to file their application.
Applications for both groups are... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - March 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CMS extends EHR hardship exemption deadline to July 1
Physicians and hospitals seeking a hardship exemption for not being able to meet meaningful use requirements in 2015 will have more time to file their application.
Applications for both groups are... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - March 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
CMS Stresses Meaning Behind EHR Measures
As meaningful use winds down, CMS is shifting its focus to meaningful reporting of valuable healthcare data. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - March 2, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Keith L. Martin Tags: Conferences/HIMSS 2016 Health IT Healthcare Reform EHR Source Type: news
New MU Hardship Exemption Application Deadline: July 1
CMS recently announced that it has extended the deadline to apply for a meaningful use hardship exemption to July 1. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - March 1, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Avoid meaningful use penalties: Exemption deadline now July 1
Physicians now have until July 1—an additional three months—to apply for a hardship exemption from the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use financial penalties for the 2015 program year. Those who don’t apply could face up to a 3 percent cut in their Medicare payments in 2017 since the meaningful use program operates on a two-year look-back period.
Be sure to apply, whatever your circumstances
In a brief statement issued Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said it “is extending the deadline so providers have sufficient time to submit their applications to avoid adjustments to the...
Source: AMA Wire - February 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news
D.C. Week: CMS Allows More Time to Seek Meaningful Use Exemption
(MedPage Today) -- Also, Senate confirms Califf as FDA Commissioner (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Meaningful Use Hardship Exception Deadline ExtendedMeaningful Use Hardship Exception Deadline Extended
CMS sets July 1 as the new cutoff date, giving physicians and hospitals extra time to apply for exceptions that could affect Medicare payments in 2017. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Apply Now for EHR Meaningful Use Hardship Exemption
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the applications for meaningful use hardship exemptions. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - February 26, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Gregory Twachtman Source Type: news
End of Meaningful Use Imminent in 2016
Meaningful use is on its way out. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - February 26, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Whitney McKnight Source Type: news
3 things CIOs can learn from radiology analytics
There are three important things that healthcare chief information officers...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 25, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
AMA’s Stack ‘cautiously optimistic’ about MACRA implementation
WASHINGTON – Coming regulations to implement the MACRA legislation also could include sweeping reforms to meaningful use and quality reporting programs, said Dr. Steven J. Stack, president of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Stack expressed “cautious optimism” that the regulations would help... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - February 24, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
AMA’s Stack ‘cautiously optimistic’ about MACRA implementation
WASHINGTON – Coming regulations to implement the MACRA legislation also could include sweeping reforms to meaningful use and quality reporting programs, said Dr. Steven J. Stack, president of the... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - February 24, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
