April 24, 2014: From FierceHealthPayer.com Several states experienced a spike in tax fraud cases against medical professionals this year, leading to theories of a data breach at a national organization that provides certification or credentials for doctors, KrebsOnSecurity reported. When physicians in 10 U.S. states attempted to submit their federal returns electronically, they found out someone already… Read more »
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Medicare EPs Must Attest by March 31 at 11:59 pm ET to Receive 2013 Incentive
Posted 05:53 pm by Marc & filed under Latest Healthcare News, Lytec MD, Meaningful Use, Practice Choice, UncategorizedMarch 6, 2014: From the CMS Newsletter Due to the large volume of providers attesting, please submit your data as soon as possible and during non-peak hours to avoid system delays. If you are an eligible professional, the last day you can register and attest to demonstrating meaningful use for the 2013 Medicare EHR Incentive… Read more »
CareCloud Named 'One to Watch' by AlwaysOn
Posted 02:13 pm by Marc & filed under UncategorizedAlwaysOn, a leading business media company has named CareCloud one of its top 50 global private technology companies to watch in 2012. The honor was announced in conjunction with the release of AlwaysOn’s tenth annual Global 250 Top Private Companies list. The winning companies were judged in five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value… Read more »
More Than 70 Percent of Attested EHRs are Dually Certified by CCHIT
Posted 01:32 pm by Marc & filed under Meaningful Use, Software, UncategorizedChicago – Feb. 13, 2012 – More than two-thirds (71 percent) of the complete electronic health records (EHRs) of providers and hospitals that have successfully attested to federal meaningful use criteria and qualified for incentives through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are dually certified under both the ONC-ATCB and the CCHIT Certified programs… Read more »
CMS Has Updated the EHR Information Center with Enhanced Functionality
Posted 10:32 am by Marc & filed under UncategorizedCMS is proud to announce that after a review of collected feedback, enhancements and changes have recently been made to the EHR Information Center Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System. Among these caller-friendly revisions is a new feature to assist with Hot Topics, including registration and attestation, as well as updated Password Reset menus. These improvements… Read more »