Besides serious time and resource commitment, every “Meaningful Use” audit results in a lot of stress. Healthcare enterprises heave a sigh of relief after passing an EHR Incentive Program audit, assuming they don’t have to bother anymore as they have proved their meaningful use merit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). But…
Although only a small percent of healthcare entities actually go through a "Meaningful Use" audit, in reality it is the anxiety of a single misstep, setting off an audit or a penalty that is a major concern for a number of healthcare CIOs. Healthcare entities are in a quandary, trying to determine if their EHR…
While the meaningful use incentive program is intended to encourage healthcare providers to adopt electronic health record systems and to ensure secure data sharing practices, it looks like some providers may have found loopholes to obtaining incentives without actually fulfilling requirements. Shelby Regional Medical Centre in Texas has come under the scanner for making false…
Safeguarding patient health information has always remained one of the top priorities for healthcare. To further this interest, federal advisors have spelled out revisions to the HIPAA Accounting of Disclosures Rule. The Health IT Policy Committee has endorsed the recommendations put forth by its Privacy and Security Tiger Team in its meeting held on December…
The preliminary results of the ‘Meaningful Use’ audits conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have indicated that healthcare providers are having trouble substantiating their attestations, and are especially facing issues with documentation. Robert Anthony, deputy director of the Health IT Initiatives Group at CMS’ Office of e-Health Standards and Services, mentioned in…
