EHR Incentive Program
The proposed rule outlines the 2012 payment year for the program. As in the 2011 payment year, eligible professionals (EPs) may continue to report clinical quality measure results as calculated…
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The Value-Based Payment Modifier
The Affordable Care Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a budget neutral payment modifier to provide differential payment to providers based on the cost and…
Payments for Services Provided During the Three-Day Window
CMS proposes to pay for physician services using the facility (vs. non-facility) rate for the physician component of diagnostic services and for nondiagnostic services that are: 1) performed in the…
Outpatient Prospective Payment System Pricer Update
The Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Pricer webpage has been updated with new payment files for the 2011 Update to the OPPS, as specified in Change Request #7443. If you…
HHS launches new patient safety initiative
On April 12th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new patient safety initiative entitled, “Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs.” AMA’s President, Cecil Wilson, MD,…
Try the Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator
CMS has launched a new attestation resource for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program All eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the…