President Obama vetoes bill aiming to repeal key parts of ACA and defund Planned Parenthood
The House recently passed (and President Obama promptly vetoed) legislation by a 240-181 vote that would have repealed much of The Affordable Care Act…
CMS Tip Sheet clarifies Meaningful Use HIE options
A new tip sheet from CMS provides clarifications on the modified Stage 2 Health Information Exchange (HIE) objective (formerly known as “Summary of Care”),…
Last Chance to perform 2015 Security Risk Analysis
On a recent CMS/ONC eHealth Vendor Workgroup call, government representatives stated providers have until the 2015 meaningful use attestation deadline (February 29, 2016) to…
President Obama signs new law to expand 2015 meaningful use hardship exceptions
On December 28, President Obama signed The Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, passed on December 18 by both houses of Congress. The new…
2015 Attestation: Important Reminders, Dates, and Clarifications
With the New Year comes the opening of 2015 attestations for meaningful use, PQRS, and many other quality reporting programs. At the same time,…
Set Up Orders Module Mappings for Accurate UDS Reporting for Calendar Year 2016
The NextGen Healthcare UDS Reporting Tool requires discrete results for hemoglobin A1C and LDL results. The 2016 and beyond reporting periods will not support…
Weekly UDS Webinar December 2015 – March 2016
FY 2016 UDS Weekly Status WebEx Sessions Every Tuesday, from Tuesday, December 8, 2015, to Tuesday, March 1, 2016 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Standard Time (New…