Successfully demonstrating meaningful use and qualifying for the EHR incentive program requires the physician to report a number of meaningful use objectives to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Twenty-five meaningful use objectives have been identified and divided into two groups—a core set and a menu set. The core set, which includes 15 [...]
One of the most important topics at the intersection of nephrology and health IT is the CMS EHR incentive program. Starting next year nephrologists have the opportunity to earn $44,000 over the ensuing 5 years by demonstrating meaningful use of a certified EHR. Using a classic “carrot and stick” approach, CMS will begin reducing the [...]
Welcome to the HITSG Acumen blog. We intend for this blog to be a conduit for information of interest to you, the practicing nephrologist, as you intersect with health information technology. I am a nephrologist and practiced for 15 years in three geographic locations (Des Moines, IA; Columbia, SC; and most recently Southside Virginia). [...]