Medicare

Feds want Blue Button 2.0 initiative to spark data sharing in industry

CMS is ‘leading by example’ with API and will call on private health insurers to do the same, says Administrator Seema Verma.

Data sharing Greg Slabodkin August 14

Data sharing Greg Slabodkin August 14
CMS proposes rule to overhaul Medicare ACO program

The agency issued a proposed rule to overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program, pushing providers to take on more risk, says Seema Verma.

ACOs Greg Slabodkin August 10

ACOs Greg Slabodkin August 10
More than 600 developers sign up for Blue Button 2.0

App developers are lining up to use an application programming interface that will let Medicare beneficiaries share their claims data with third-party apps.

APIs Greg Slabodkin August 8

APIs Greg Slabodkin August 8
Agency mulls Medicare requirement that providers share data with patients

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hopes to release a proposal requiring healthcare organizations to give patients their medical information.

Data sharing Greg Slabodkin August 7

Data sharing Greg Slabodkin August 7
Don Rucker: Evaluation and Management codes not working in EHR era

National Coordinator for Health IT supports CMS proposed rule to reduce E&M documentation burden on clinicians.

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 19

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 19
Seema Verma tells docs CMS will reduce EHR documentation burdens

Washington is to blame for turning health IT systems into distraction from patient care, she contends.

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 17

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 17
CMS proposed rule reduces Evaluation and Management coding burden

Documentation requirements for E&M codes are a poor use of clinician time that take away from patient care, says Administrator Seema Verma.

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 13

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin July 13
Small, rural practices participating in MIPS at EHR disadvantage

Health IT challenges will continue to dog these providers under the new Medicare payment system, a GAO report finds.

EHR implementations Greg Slabodkin July 6

EHR implementations Greg Slabodkin July 6
CMS proposes reimbursing home health agencies for remote patient monitoring

Medicare rule proposal would allow agencies to bill for technology to help track patents’ clinical data, says Administrator Seema Verma.

Remote patient monitoring Greg Slabodkin July 3

Remote patient monitoring Greg Slabodkin July 3
AHA opposes linkage of interoperability to Medicare participation

National organization says other factors are impeding efforts to achieve broader information exchange.

Interoperability Fred Bazzoli June 27

Interoperability Fred Bazzoli June 27

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