Thursday, May 22, 2014

Update on Possible Meaningful Use Changes Proposed by CMS

CMS Proposes to Let Docs Use Older EHRs in Incentive Program

Robert Lowes
May 20, 2014
 
In another victory for organized medicine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed today to let physicians in its "meaningful use" incentive program for electronic health record (EHR) systems use Stage 1 technology to satisfy Stage 2 requirements in 2014.

The proposal also would allow some physicians to achieve Stage 2 meaningful use in 2014 using Stage 1 objectives and measures for patient care.

What does this mean? Read full article.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/825469?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=137896DK

The upgrade to 5.8 and, later this summer to 8.3, is to make our EHR 2014 compliant. " Organized Medicine" seems to be a day or 2 behind our upgrade schedule!

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