EHRs to MOC: Physicians tackle practice issues in new policy
During the third day of policymaking at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting, physicians discussed a range of topics that affect their practice of medicine. Among them were maintenance of certification (MOC) concerns, the desire to improve patient safety amid the difficulties of electronic health records (EHR) and the need to ensure coverage of telemedicine services.
Minimizing EHR-related patient safety risks
EHRs vendors have been required to make changes to EHR products at such a rapid pace in order to comply with required meaningful use certification that there hasn’t been enough time to align new functionalities with eff...
Source: AMA Wire - June 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news
MACRA Has EHR Requirements for Advanced Practitioners
In 2017, practices need to decide whether to include advanced practitioners in MIPS. In the future, it will become mandatory, says one expert. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - June 14, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Aine Cryts Tags: Healthcare Reform EHR Meaningful Use Source Type: news
Bright future on horizon--and we know the path to get there
Physicians live in a world of contradictions, AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD, told physicians during his address at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting. It’s a profession of rewards and privilege amid the toll of frustration and burnout, borne of administrative hassles and bureaucratic overreach. The challenge is to persevere and lead the way for others, he said.
A common calling
“In my travels this year I have shared my belief that it is our opportunity, our obligation and our great privilege as leaders to recognize the challenges but to not allow ourselves to be consumed by them,” Dr. Stack said.
Despite the chall...
Source: AMA Wire - June 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news
Reminder: July 1 Deadline to Apply for EHR Incentive Program Hardship Exception
Eligible hospitals and professionals who did not achieve meaningful use in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program for 2015 can apply for a hardship exception from the 2017 payment adjustment. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - June 10, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
EHR Products Used for Meaningful Use Attestation Public Use File
These data provide meaningful use attestations from the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, linked to the ONC Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL). The data show which certified products were used for meaningful use attestations over the life of the program, thus far. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - June 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Don't Recycle Bad EHR Measures Into MACRA, AMA Tells FedsDon't Recycle Bad EHR Measures Into MACRA, AMA Tells Feds
The AMA and other medical societies say that if CMS wants to get EHR interoperability right, it needs to move beyond what its meaningful use program requires. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
6 steps to success in radiology data analytics
The modern radiology practice continues to experience rapid growth in data,...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CIOs must work magic when dealing with enterprise PACS (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 3, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program-Stage 3 and Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 Through 2017; Corrections and Correcting Amendment; Rule
Technical and typographical corrections to the October 16, 2015 final rule with comment period on the Medicare and Medicaid Programs Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - June 1, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS Promises Streamlined, Flexible Program to Replace Meaningful Use
Meaningful Use would get a new name and an emphasis on flexibility under a proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - May 28, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Gregory Twachtman Source Type: news
Eight Pressure Points for Physicians This Year
We are nearly halfway through the year. What should be on physicians' radar for the rest of 2016? Here are eight things to look at. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - May 26, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Jimmy W. Burnett Tags: ICD-10 Healthcare Reform Compliance Meaningful Use Source Type: news
3 ways radiologists can prepare for MACRA
Like it or not, the shift from fee-for-service to quality-based Medicare payments...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
HHS issues road map for Medicare's shift to quality
CMS, ONC to replace meaningful use for physicians
CMS, ONC officials preview new EHR incentive program
CMS chief's comments hint meaningful use may be on life support
U.S. government finalizes meaningful use regulations (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 26, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Family Medicine Physician Shares Doubts on MACRA
In part two of our conversation with family medicine physician KrisEmily McCrory, she shares her concerns about the cost to implement unrealistic quality metrics. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - May 24, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Erica Sprey Tags: Blog Healthcare Reform EHR Meaningful Use Physician Compensation Source Type: news
How new Medicare payment system intends to help small practices
Draft regulations released last month outline sweeping changes to the Medicare payment system, and one of those eagerly anticipated changes is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) stated intent to ease physicians’ administrative burdens—including for those in small or rural practices. A new fact sheet outlines flexibilities the agency is proposing for physicians in the new payment system.
Responding to physician feedback
The proposed rule for implementing key provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has drawn concerns regarding its regulatory impact analysis, which pro...
Source: AMA Wire - May 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Webinar: CMS HITECH State Matching Funds for HIE and Interoperability
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy will host a webinar on May 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to inform grantees and providers in rural and underserved areas of the availability of Medicaid state matching funds for Health Information Exchange and other interoperability systems to help demonstrate meaningful use. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - May 19, 2016 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
A Health Educator in a Family Medicine Residency: The Story (M. Lee Chambliss MD, MSPH)
We describe how our residency was able to create a self-funded position for a master's level health educator and give details about her activities over the last 3 years. In the first year she organized our nearly nonexistent Medicare Annual Wellness visits and at the end of the year was able to personally perform sufficient visits to pay for her position. During the second year her role expanded, and she led our re-certification as a level 3 PCMH which required dramatically less physician box clicking than our first certification and improved our A1C numbers. Most recently she has become our practice quality coordinator. I...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - May 8, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
