Medicare Physician Reimbursement and Unemployment Payments Reinstated
Medicare Beneficiaries’ and Unemployment Payments Reinstated
Medicare beneficiaries were facing payment cuts of 21.2% due to the changes in the Medicare physician fee schedule. The bill reinstated them to the level they were at on
Hawaii EHR Implementations Move Toward Meaningful Use
EHR Implementations Move Toward Meaningful Use
Meaningful Use is encouraging what? Does anyone know what this term means? The bottom line or end result is that physicians will need to adopt and use EHR technology
Obama to Give $600 Million to Community Health Centers
Obama to give $600 million to health centers
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will allocate nearly $600 million from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan to help create jobs at 85 community health centers.
HHS Interim Final Rule Enforcement Regulations Under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
HHS Interim Final Rule to Conform the Enforcement Regulations Promulgated Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Yesterday, the The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an
“Meaningful” Progress Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange
Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
I recently reported on our announcement of State Health Information Technology Grants and grants to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, as authorized
HHS Releases $27.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Health Information Technology
Secretary Sebelius Releases $27.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Expand the Use of Health Information Technology
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health
Physician EHR Software Systems Implementation
HITECH EHR Implementation for Physicians
In order to qualify for the HITECH software funds, you must implement an EHR system according to the ARRA funding schedule listed in the HITECH Act of 2009. Payments begin