An important deadline is coming up for Eligible Professionals and Eligible Hospitals who are planning to complete meaningful use attestation for certified EHR technology (CEHRT) for 2013. The last day…
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Meaningful Use Stage 2 Measures … a Unique Meaningful Use Matrix
We’re a ways into this now. And meaningful use of electronic health records is continuing to evolve. While Meaningful use Stage 1 is still relevant, Meaningful Use Stage 2 Measures…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 – The Final Rule is out!
On August 23, 2012, CMS issued the final rule on Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria. This rule covers the Sage 2 criteria for Eligible Professionals (EPs), Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and…
Healthcare Compliance Audits – more and more variety!
Healthcare compliance audits are coming in several shapes and sizes these days. Recently the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the…
HIPAA Audits – What the Feds found in the first round
With the relatively slow roll-out of regulations and enforcement, HIPAA audits always seemed as if they were something to be concerned with in the future, but not necessarily in the…
The Meaningful Use Audit – Coming to a location near you soon!
With both Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ready to step up the policing of the HITECH Act’s EHR incentive payments, it looks…
HIPAA Security Risk Assessment and Meaningful Use
There’s lots to do and keep track of when your medical practice is preparing for Meaningful Use Attestation. With that in mind, one of the Meaningful Use Criteria that I…
The Benefits of EHR are Many, but Most Small Practices Miss Out
A recent article in InformationWeek highlighted the slow progress in small and midsize physician practices in expanding the use and realizing the benefits of EHR technology in their offices. A survey…
Successful EHR Implementation: Ten Ways to Improve Your Chances
An EHR system can be a significant investment, and adopting one is certainly one of the most far reaching changes that your medical practice may make. However, even with the…
EHR System Failure – the top 4 reasons installations fail
Prior to the recent surge in EHR installations, the figure most often quoted for an EHR system failure was 20%. It should be noted that figure covered a period when systems were…
HIPAA Compliance: EHR Incentives, Risk Assessment, and Penalties
Financial penalties for HIPAA violations. How real are they? How about a recent $4.3 million civil penalty faced by Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Maryland; or the also recent…