by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 19, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
I was fortunate enough to be listening by phone to the historic (yes, historic) announcement of the final meaningful use rules by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary HHS; Don Berwick, MD, new CMS Administrator; David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 13, 2010 | Definitions
Image by Dan Zen via Flickr A QR (Quick Response) Code is a two-dimensional matrix/bar code created in 1994 by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave for inventory purposes. Users hold their phone up to the code displayed on a sign, in a book, on a computer screen, tv, or...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 12, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WHAT: CMS and ONC will host a press briefing to announce the final rules on Meaningful Use and Standards and Certification under the HITECH Act’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentive program. WHO: Kathleen Sebelius,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 11, 2010 | Day-to-Day Operations, Leadership
Note: I am republishing this to my email subscribers because none of the links worked the first time around. I’ve fixed everything now – so sorry for the error – must have been healthcare fatigue!...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 8, 2010 | Compliance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
For more information on the Medicare accreditation requirement for entities billing the technical component for advanced diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, PET/Nuclear Medicine) effective January 1, 2012, read my post here....
