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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made $93.6 million in incorrect Medicare electronic health record incentive payments to acute-care hospitals.December 17
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There is a growing digital divide between doctors who remain independent and integrated delivery system physicians that may have been exacerbated by the Meaningful Use program.July 22
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A 25-bed critical access hospital in Burlington, Kan., allegedly submitted false claims regarding security risks to electronic health records under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.June 4
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A large EHR vendor has agreed to pay $57.25 million to the federal government to settle allegations that the company misrepresented the capabilities of its records software.February 7
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Despite widespread adoption of electronic health record systems by providers, data-driven healthcare remains “overwhelmingly” unrealized.January 17
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While the industry has yet to see big changes in productivity or savings, records systems still have vast future potential to support improvements.August 8President and CEOMedsphere Systems Corp.
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Senate bill would allow the agency to implement demonstration program offering payments for records systems.May 10
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Most meet ‘base EHR definition’ which focuses on a core set of capabilities, says ONC’s Steve Posnack.March 29
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Evaluation and Management codes are ‘low-hanging fruit’ when it comes to streamlining policies around documentation, says John Fleming, MD.March 8
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Regulatory structures, federal programs are not keeping pace with innovation but are hindering it, says HITN’s Joel White.February 28