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One-Stop Link to All Things MU Stage 2 |
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IL-HITREC keeps up-to-date on the latest information of importance to its providers. IL-HITREC encourages you to take a look at this one-stop-link for all things MU Stage 2 provided through the HealthIT.gov website. It includes things like new files on attestation, tip sheets, FAQs and links to tools and regulations from both CMS and ONC. |
New Medicaid 2012 Attestation Deadline for EPs |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted Illinois a one-time extension for eligible professionals attesting to program year 2012. New guidelines have been established to aid providers in completing attestation. Read the complete story |
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HHS Agenda to bring down Health IT costs |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, M.D., have announced HHS' plan to accelerate health information exchange (HIE) and build a seamless and secure flow of information essential to transforming the health care system. Read the complete story. |
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Meaningful Use: Core Measure 3 |
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Check out the new white paper on Meaningful Use Core Measure 3-Maintain Problem List:
- Learn how the problem list can be leveraged to achieve better individual patient care and population management
- Understand the opportunities and barriers for a standardized problem list in the EHR
- Learn how to develop processes to standardize problem list maintenance
Read the Washington and Idaho Regional Extension Center's (WIREC) entire white paper on Standardizing the Problem List in the Ambulatory EHR to Improve Patient Care. |
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Assess Your EHR Readiness |
Are you a clinician who is ready to start shopping for an electronic health record? There are a number of resources on healthIT.gov that help you, including the six steps to helping you implement an EHR. From assessing your practices readiness, to selecting or upgrading your system to achieving meaningful use, these tips can help you along the road to interoperability. |
What Providers Need to Know about EHR Audits |
All eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) attesting to receive an incentive payment for either the Medicare or Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program may be subject to an audit. Read the complete story. |
