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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended the deadline for Meaningful Use requirements for providers participating in the Medicare EHR Incentive program. The new deadline is March 13, 2017, a two-week extension from the previous Feb. 28 deadline, according to a CMS spokesperson. Eligible providers, hospitals, and critical access hospitals must attest to the...
We frequently get asked about the timing of when a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) needs to be performed for Meaningful Use. So here is some guidance: SRA for Meaningful Use A SRA needs to be performed before a provider attests for Meaningful Use. According to CMS – https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/2016_SecurityRiskAnalysis.pdf Conducting a security risk analysis is required...
On April 27, CMS came out with a proposed rule on how physicians will get paid under MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act). If you want to read the whole 962 page snoozefest, you can find it here (PDF). But sleep or not, this regulation changes the fundamental Fee-For-Service (FFS) system that CMS...
Last week, Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), spoke at a health care conference. The text of his speech can be found here. His remarks touched on many subjects including Meaningful Use. The MU program is controversial because many providers feel, and with good reason, that portions of MU are...
There is a lot of confusion about the requirements for Meaningful Use. The program has been around for 5 years and has seen many changes. We talk to potential clients and have recently heard the following quote many times: I heard the Security Risk Analysis is no longer a requirement for Meaningful Use I heard...
Art Gross, President and CEO of HIPAA Secure Now!, participated in an American Osteopathic Association (AOA) webinar on 2015 HIPAA Audits and How to Avoid HIPAA Related Breaches. The recorded webinar is below.
Now that the 2015 HIPAA Audits have begun, organizations are reevaluating their HIPAA compliance posture. This is a good thing being that an organization will have very little time to respond to pre-audit and audit inquiries from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). On the other hand, some organizations are evaluating the risk of being...
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) will begin auditing individual providers to determine if they met Meaningful Use requirements. Currently the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) is auditing providers through contractor Figliozzi & Co. The CMS audits look to see if providers met the Meaningful Use measures...
Today started like every other day until I opened an email from a client. Below is a excerpt of the email: I Won I Won I Won I won the audit. Many thanks to you. I have been giving out your website and phone # to everyone I know. I cannot thank you enough. We...
On a blog post over at the CMS website, it has been announced that CMS will shorten the Meaningful Use 2015 reporting period to 90 day. Currently the 2015 reporting period is 365 days. Today, we at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are pleased to announce our intent to engage in rulemaking...
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