Meaningful Use

The group is pressing CMS to make 2018 another transition year, more cybersecurity incentives and to streamline multiple Meaningful Use programs.

The global healthcare technology association has launched a search for his replacement.

Agency predicts the new opportunities will mean 25 percent of clinicians in QPP will be a part of the APMs.

Rule calls for increased transparency and accountability by making surveillance results and performance results of certified health IT publicly available.

All three tools can be accessed through the AMA website, and require only a login to site, not AMA membership.

Standard form EHR contracts can be a bit tricky to negotiate, according to Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

With the reporting and tech burdens high even by large provider standards, solo and small group practices are preparing for a rough entry.

Though CMS finalized a 90-day period for 2015, many providers were not able to take advantage of that flexibility and instead had to rely on hardship exemptions to avoid penalties.

While most hospitals have contingency plans in place in case something happens to their electronic health records, less than three-quarters of those surveyed by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General have plans that address testing and revision procedures -- a requirement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

More than 90 percent of hospitals across the country make patients' medical record available online, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association.