Democratic Health Care Reform Plan Unveiled
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus published his plan for health care reform on Nov. 12, and it bears striking resemblance to President-elect Barack Obama’s plan. The message is the same:...
View ArticlePlan for Value-Based Purchasing Program Underway
On Dec. 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a public listening session to discuss the development of a plan to transition to a Medicare value-based purchasing (VBP) program...
View ArticleKey Flaws with CCHIT Criteria
In reviewing the criteria required for Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) credentialing, the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) uncovered multiple areas for...
View ArticleCMS Reviews Integrity Audits to Cut Provider Burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is looking at Medicaid and Medicare program integrity audits to see how burdensome the audits are for providers. By year’s end, using a two-phase...
View ArticleFinal 2011 Meaningful Use Score Tallied
The number of eligible professionals (EPs) and hospitals (EHs) that successfully met and attested to Stage 1 meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) has been tabulated for 2011, and the...
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