As part of its Work Plan mid-year update, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General is reviewing the effectiveness and efficiency of certain HHS programs, including EHR incentive payments and the ...

The professional societies feel physicians lack the proper product availability and financial resources to achieve interoperability and information-sharing capabilities. Additionally, the meaningful ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on Tuesday announced changes to overhaul the meaningful use EHR incentive program, including equipping patients with access to ...

The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. Q: For the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, should patient encounters in an ...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive programs for clinicians and hospitals that adopt electronic health records and achieve certain Meaningful Use (MU) ...

Several times a week I am asked the following question: “What is the absolutely last drop dead date an eligible professional can meet the CMS EHR Incentive Program requirements and not leave any money ...

Electronic health record vendor NextGen Healthcare has agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of ...

Hospitals with electronic health records (EHR) may be eligible for meaningful use incentives as early as October 2010, and physicians follow soon after. What if a provider is hoping to take advantage ...