Since 2011, medical providers across the nation have been struggling to meet the EHR Incentive Program requirements set by CMS in order to avoid negative payment adjustments on Part B medical reimbursement. There have been several revisions to the incentive programs over the years in effort to release the burden, however, providers still feel that [...]
CMS Quality Website – Intuitive. Informative. Interactive CMS is not normally known for the quality of their web pages or the information they put in their documentation. Well, that has all changed with the new CMS Quality website. The designers on this web project listened to our complaints about the previous EHR incentive program [...]
HIMSS was in full swing this week in Orlando, FL and was on fire with healthcare IT topics from patient engagement to care collaboration. The eMedApps team has been taking in all of the great HIT innovations as we showcase our own! We want to give our readers insight to the hottest topics at this year’s [...]
There are several fast-approaching deadlines to note in the world of EHR incentive programs. Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming so we’ve noted a few critical ones right here for you to access. Make sure you bookmark this page and refer back if needed. Meaningful Use and Attestation Deadlines February 28, 2017 Register for [...]
Achieve the Highest Positive Payment Adjustment It’s 2017 and that marks the first reporting year of the MACRA program. The most common MACRA questions to hit my inbox this year are: “What can we do to avoid a payment adjustment?”, and “What can I do to receive the highest incentive payment?” Here is an overview [...]
Solve Your Toughest EHR Challenges with Productivity Tools for NextGen and Business Continuity Solutions for GE Centricity It’s the beginning of the year and 2017 promises to shine a spotlight on key EHR challenges and we're here to help! EHR Hosting HIT Interoperability EHR Business Continuity and Archiving CMS Reporting & Reimbursement [...]
Well everyone, WE MADE IT! The 2016 reporting year is finally coming to an end and you have all survived (hopefully) another year of EHR incentives. Let’s take a look back at some of the 2016 EHR Incentive Programs and look ahead to see what may be in store in the 2017 reporting year. The [...]
Are you paying hourly rates for employees to complete billing adjustments manually? Are you looking for an easy way to make billing adjustments if insurance contracts were not in place in time, or providers are not yet credentialed? The eMedApps custom Batch Write-Off Utility facilitates mass write-offs that complete quickly, without human error, and helps [...]
MACRA is coming up fast and I’ve received a lot of questions on what practices must do to meet next year’s minimum compliance requirements. CMS announced 2017 will be a transition year and clinicians now have options on how they can report data. CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, explained the final rule and reporting guidelines [...]
This week we are coming to you live from the NextGen UGM ONE conference in Las Vegas. Hello from the entire eMedApps team!! For my fellow NextGen users, this is what we all look forward to every year. It’s our first look at new features coming to our electronic health records, and our chance to [...]
