Serious Planning for MU Stage 2
Did you miss it? The action plan we outlined for Meaningful Use Stage 2 in last week’s Learning Lunch? In the hour-long presentation, sponsored by Medical Mastermind, we outlined the important CMS...
View ArticleQuiz Yourself on PQRS
For this column I was originally all geared up to answer a reader question about PQRS — if group practice currently has fewer than 100 EPs but may grow to 100+ within the next year, what are the PQRS...
View ArticleNavigating 2014 Edition EHR Certification
You were given the map, now here’s a compass Everyone keeps saying to check if your EHR is certified to the 2014 Edition standards. But other than asking your EHR vendor, how do you verify the...
View ArticleSharing Attestation Lessons
I learned an attestation lesson the hard way recently. In hopes of preventing anyone else from making the same mistake, I want to share what I learned. In short: Don’t start an attestation after the...
View ArticleBringing HIMSS14 Home
Last week, the HIMSS annual conference brought more than 38,800 people to Orlando, Florida to meet and collaborate with healthcare leaders and learn about what’s new in Health IT. There were more than...
View ArticlePatient Engagement, Seeing the Forest through the Trees
Patient engagement has been on my mind lately. The term is thrown around wildly these days, especially as Stage 2 of Meaningful Use is barreling down upon us. Providers in Stage 2 are now responsible...
View ArticleAn Answer to the “Where’s My Money?” Question for MU Attestations
As someone who’s been managing Meaningful Use attestations for a number of ambulatory providers for the past couple years, let me tell you, it can be a tedious, hair-pulling process. Not so much the...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Meaningful Use Hardship Exception
What is the Meaningful Use Hardship Exception? Penalties for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program are set to begin January 1, 2015 in the form of a 1 percent negative payment adjustment on Medicare Part...
View ArticlePQRS – CMS’ Awkward Middle Child
PQRS. Another healthcare acronym that is anything but enticing. What? You don’t know, or maybe more accurately, don’t care about these four letters? You’ve been occupied with other healthcare acronyms,...
View ArticleValue, the Next “Meaningful” Word
There has been so much talk around the word “meaningful” in healthcare in the past few years. I predict the conversation is going to turn to what “value” means for healthcare. So I’d like to take a...
View ArticleSpreading Health IT Literacy
Are You Doing Your Part? By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Literacy has been on my mind lately - all kinds. Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of moderating the #HITsm...
View Article2015: The Year of The Stick
Where Healthcare Receives Payment Adjustments By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Those of you who follow the Chinese zodiac may be aware that 2015 is the year of the sheep....
View ArticleNo One Promised Meaningful Use Would Be Easy
Let’s Take on the MU Challenges Ahead By Joy Rios, Health IT Consultant at Ask Joy Hello, ‘ello, ‘ello, ‘ello. Anyone else feel like we’re in a Meaningful Use echo chamber? The same statistic is being...
View ArticleEngage Patients through Medication Education
By Joy Rios, Health IT Consultant at Ask Joy Health IT Consulting Twitter: @askjoyrios Patient engagement was one of the main buzzwords at HIMSS this year. It’s the kind of topic that can ignite a...
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