The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is in full documentation swing for the calendar year 2016. An eligible provider (EP) must report quality measures to avoid penalties in the future, as discussed in the September column of Practice Points. If he/she is not satisfying PQRS reporting, the EP will be subject to a reduction in…
What’s the most precious resource when it comes to running a business? Humans. That’s right – human capital (and the talent it brings) is the single most important ingredient for any company, in any industry. But it’s especially important for healthcare technology companies whose customers depend on them to make their jobs simpler, safer and…
Ways EMR Technology is Promoting Patient – Doctor Interaction in a Specialized Healthcare Setting Beginning in 2009 with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and the incentive-based Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), which alleviated the cost burden on medical practices seeking to implement EMR technology, the push for physicians…
Recently, I have had the opportunity to work with a number of eligible professionals (EPs) reporting for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) in CY2016. There were many interesting questions from each of the engaged providers. One question included “Why should the EP participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) quality initiatives?” To learn…
There’s one event where 99.9% of our team come together in the Pittsburgh homeland—the annual Summer CONNECT, and we [heart] it. Recently, 265 Net Healthers gathered for a purposefully non-traditional business day. The agenda? Ten staff speakers with Ted-style talks (NhED, anyone?), employee awards, in-house musicians, and inspiration from executive leadership.
Taking advantage of the full Net Health team (265 peeps!) being in town, we threw an employee party to unveil dramatically rennovated office space in Pittsburgh. Strategically placed carnival games (okay, casino tables too), super star catering, and libations from a brewmaster staffer kept people moving through every nook and cranny of our three floors.
Questions regarding Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use are generated in the normal course of business. It is important to know where to obtain accurate answers to be compliant with the program. Recently, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has changed the system it uses for frequently asked questions (FAQs). To access all of the…
Today, it’s easy to think of electronic medical records (also known as electronic health records) as just a substitute for paper record-keeping and little else. That kind of limited view obscures the massive advances made in the nature of healthcare today, which has a rich history. A doctor in 1940, transported to today, would be…
As in previous columns, we are continuing to review the objectives and measures for Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use set forth from 2015 through 2017. In this column, we review Objective 10: Public Health Reporting Measure Option 3 Specialized Registry Reporting (Table).1This is the final Objective and Measure Option within Objective 10. The Centers for…
Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reporting becomes mandatory on July 1, 2016. Are you ready? Our PBJ recipe features a secret combination of accuracy, efficiency and indulgent time savings that will put a compliant spin on a comforting classic. Hurry — it’s expiring on July 1st!
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