In July, CMS hinted at the possibility of a MACRA delay or some restructuring of the proposed rule to decrease the burden of compliance. On September 8, CMS explained this flexibility. The final ruling is expected to be available in November. Here is what we know so far: – The compliance date has not changed. On January 1, Read more…
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MIPS Delay is on the Cards
It seems that when it comes to MIPS, CMS is willing to entertain the possibilities of a delayed start & shorter reporting periods. On July 13, at the congressional hearing on the Medicare Access and Chip authorization act, CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt did not rule out the possibility of a MIPS delay. Originally, MIPS was Read more…
MIPS Rule Released
While the proposed rule is incredibly complex — 962 pages — here are some early takeaways. We promise to keep you posted with any future developments. There are two paths to reimbursement, beginning CY2017 for Medicare eligible clinicians : the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Alternative Payment Models (APMs). Though initially this affects practices Read more…
How to Protect Yourself against Ransomware?
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users’ access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it. It does not only target individuals but also organizations and enterprises including healthcare. In the last few months, there has been a string of ransomware attacks in healthcare facilities across US. Read more…
Mandatory E-prescribing Law goes into Effect this Sunday
In New York all medical providers must fully transition to e-Prescribing by March 27, 2016, or face penalties under the I-STOP Law. This means that all medications dispensed in NY, including prescriptions for legend drugs and schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances, be transmitted electronically to the pharmacy via a certified e-prescribing or Read more…
Everything You Need to Know About Meaningful Use Hardship Exemptions in 2016
The deadline to apply for a Hardship exemption has been extended. Physicians will be able to submit their applications until midnight Eastern Time on July 1. CMS has stated that it will broadly grant hardship exemptions as a result of delayed publication of stage 2 meaningful use modification rule, which left physicians with insufficient time Read more…
Why HIMSS 2016 should be an important part of your Health IT Vendor Assessment?
Attention EHR buyers, unhappy EHR users: Health IT events are not only for networking. If you go there to relax, go crazy on social media and come back after spending more time at the food court than you did attending the actual event- you are missing precious face to face time with technology vendors who Read more…
We made it to #HIT99
Massive shout out to CureMD and Its senior health IT consultant Maryann Lambert, for making it to the #HIT99 2015 list, a twitter platform where various healthcare social media enthusiasts interact with others of their kind, to influence the lives of people through their insightful tweets, blog posts etc. Among 1650 valid nominations and thousands of tweets, Read more…
ICD-10 Grace Period Approved – No Claim Denial Post October 1
In a surprise concession yesterday, CMS has agreed to a denial free grace period post-October 1, to make the ICD-10 transition easier for physicians. Following this announcement, American Medical Association (AMA) that had been lobbying for protection for Doctors rolling out New ICD-10 coding systems, has publicly withdrawn its demand for a delay to ICD-10. AMA Read more…
CureMD at ASCO 2015
With an amazing turnout of more than 37,000 physicians at their 2015 annual meeting, ASCO has successfully beaten all its previous records and so has CureMD. Our incredible team of health IT experts brought several oncologists on board by demonstrating CureMD’s oncology-specific solution at the conference. Here’s a short video of our experts explaining the Read more…