Now that we have had time to digest (choke on?) the MIPS 2300+ page final rule, the picture is becoming clearer. We have begun preparation efforts with the practices that we work with and you know what we are finding? PQRS and MU 2016 are...
Earlier this year the headlines read that Meaningful Use was dead. The collective sigh of relief was short-lived as it became apparent, as some of us already knew, that Meaningful Use wasn’t going away. It was simply changing its form to something called Advancing Care...
Master data management, data governance, compliance, health information management, and risk management walk into a bar…..Bartender says, "It's about time you all came to the same watering hole. Now, how about a round of shots of information governance?" In fact, we are late to the party....
Thinking about switching EHRs? This is a really big decision. Much bigger than choosing between the red patent pumps and snakeskin peep-toes, or your salsa selection at Chipotle. So before you rush into making a move, consider the following: Why am I even considering switching in...
Really?? Me?? I can control next steps in the Meaningful Use program? But I was sure this was the government asserting its power over healthcare and there is nothing I can do about it. Right? There are THREE proposed rules on the table for Meaningful Use...
Are you feeling like ICD-10 and Meaningful Use are your ‘frenemies’, competing for your attention like Paris and Lindsay, Katie and Rhianna, or Taylor and Selena? Then it is time to re-examine that relationship because in reality ICD-10 has the back of Meaningful Use. I am...