eRx Progress Report

The success, benefits and interesting findings of the CMS eRx program and how the program may impact nephrology.

Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup :: May 25, 2012

CMS Reminder: Register Early for EHR Meaningful Use The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reminds eligible professionals that they should register as soon as possible for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records programs, regardless of their readiness to participate. Docs Still Struggling with Meaningful Use Attestation Physicians continue to be confused by the [...]

Déjà Vu and the 50% Rule: We Have All Been Here Before

The public comment period for the meaningful use stage 2 proposal closed on May 7. With the assistance of our parent company we were able to submit a comment on behalf of practicing nephrologists which you can read here. Reading the 455 page proposed rule and later contributing to the comment referenced above, I recalled a [...]