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Sophie Scheidlinger · December 22, 2015
Meaningful Use: 6 things you need to know about the CMS Final Rule changes
After ongoing feedback from medical providers, professional medical associations, and Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released changes to the Meaningful Use program on October 16, 2015. These changes take effect starting 2015 and continue through 2017. The intended aim of this...
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Practice Fusion · December 3, 2015
Meaningful Use: You’re already up to date
CMS recently adjusted the Meaningful Use program for both Stage 1 and Stage 2. The core and menu requirements have been consolidated into 10 objectives in an attempt to simplify the reporting requirements. Although these adjustments go into effect on December 15, we’ve already updated...
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Sophie Scheidlinger · November 5, 2015
Meaningful Use: Stage 1 is now Modified Stage 2
CMS has transitioned Stage 1 to Modified Stage 2 for the 2015 reporting period and beyond. Practices that are reporting for Stage 1 in 2015 will now report on all the Stage 2 objectives with special exclusions for measures that were not in Stage 1,...
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Practice Fusion · October 29, 2015
Meaningful Use Final Rule: Attest your 90-day reporting period on January 4th
CMS Final Rule states that all providers will attest for a 90-day reporting period in 2015 regardless of what stage or year they were previously attesting for.
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Practice Fusion · October 21, 2015
Meaningful Use Patient Engagement Threshold drops to Just One Patient
One of the more interesting changes in The EHR Incentive Program for 2015 through 2017 Final Rule was the removal of the 5% threshold for two objectives related to patient engagement.
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