Although federal EHR incentive programs have been a shot in the arm for physicians adopting the digital systems, new findings highlight a potential detrimental effect on patient care arising from ...

Several times a week I am asked the following question: “What is the absolutely last drop dead date an eligible professional can meet the CMS EHR Incentive Program requirements and not leave any money ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has not fully implemented most recommendations from the Government Accountability Office related to its EHR modernization program, GAO officials told Congress. Carol ...

Indictment Issued for False Statements to CMS and Aggravated Identity Theft It was just a matter of time before the CMS EHR Incentive audit process uncovered alleged actions so severe that there was ...

According to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, Anesthesiologists are automatically exempt from the meaningful use requirement and from penalties in 2015 as long as they have registered in ...

April 28, 2010 — Editor's note: Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), Medicare- and ...

Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance Communications, a leading supplier of speech solutions, announced that eClinicalWorks, a privately held leader in the ambulatory clinical systems market, and McKesson ...

Registration for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records incentive programs opens Jan. 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. Eligible professionals, eligible ...

Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs pushed back on Wednesday against legislation that would impose stringent requirements on the department’s beleaguered electronic health record ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A group of Republican House lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday that would block the Department of Veterans Affairs from rolling ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Friday that it is halting additional rollouts of its new Oracle Cerner electronic health record system as part of “a larger program reset” to address ...

VA officials told lawmakers Wednesday that they oppose proposed oversight standards for the department’s new electronic health record modernization program. Officials from the Department of Veterans ...