The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will undertake targeted audits focused on upcoding in electronic health records, according to Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.
Government will increase EHR upcoding audits, Tavenner says
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 07, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will undertake targeted audits focused on upcoding in electronic health records, Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said Tuesday.
EHRs tied to better treatment of high-risk heart patients
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 19, 2012
Doctors’ letters sent after employing electronic health records led to a higher prescription rate for cholesterol-lowering medication and lower long-term cholesterol levels for patients with high-risk...
American HealthTech earns federal government’s ‘meaningful use’ stamp of approval
Nov 14, 2012
American HealthTech announced its electronic health record software has received meaningful use certification from the federal government.
Long-term care providers should be eligible for EHR incentives, providers stress
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended.
Long-term care providers should be eligible for EHR incentives, providers stress
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended.
Use of electronic health records by post-acute providers improves care transitions, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 05, 2012
Long-term and post-acute care providers aren’t eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records, but failing to pursue EHRs would be unwise, experts stress.
CAST offers free tools for making electronic health record selections
Jun 13, 2012
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies has released several free tools designed to help operators identify electronic health records products that might meet their needs. The portfolio...
MDI Achieve upgrading On-Line Advantage clients to Matrix
Jun 12, 2012
Software giant MDI Achieve announced it will upgrade all existing On-Line Advantage clients to MDI Achieve Matrix, its Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. On-Line Advantage has been available for...
Electronic health records: Clearing up confusion about federal implementation deadline
By
Majd Alwan
May 11, 2012
There is no federal mandate for nursing homes, home health programs or residential living facilities to implement electronic health records (EHR). Hence, the upcoming federal deadline for EHR implementation...