Tag Archives: Meaningful Use

Medicare: Congress Ends 2015 With Some Last-Minute Reforms

By Robert M. Wolin on January 15, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

Congress chose to end 2015 with some last-minute Medicare reforms impacting healthcare providers. Significantly, the Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 28, 2015, includes provisions aimed at identity theft protections, exception from meaningful use requirements, radiation therapy rates, fee awards for Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), and payment for … Continue Reading

Meaningful Use Stage 3 Final Rule Reduces Provider Burdens

By Lynn Sessions and Suchismita Pahi on October 28, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information (ONC) recently released the 752-page final rule for Meaningful Use Stages 2 (MU2) and 3 (MU3). The final rule provides a flexible timeline for providers and reduces the number of objectives and accompanying clinical quality measures required for reporting. The rule further provides that: … Continue Reading