Meaningful Use Attestation: Last Chance for Payments
The last quarter of 2014 is the last chance for eligible professionals to get meaningful use incentive payments. Here's how to ensure you attest properly.
2014 is the last year to begin participation and receive an incentive payment under CMS' Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Assuming you've started your data collection as of Oct. 1, 2014, your practice will be ready for attestation in 2015.
In this video, Robert M. Tennant, senior policy advisor for the Medical Group Management Association's Government Affairs Office, explains how to best ensure success and what technology to use, given CMS' recent extension of a hardship exception for certified EHRs.
Tennant will present "Survive and Thrive in the New HIT Environment" at the MGMA14 Conference in Las Vegas on Monday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
HIPAA highlights: 2 disturbing class actions, OCR risk analysis enforcement
April 24th 2025Two class-action lawsuits targeting the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Kansas Health System for years-long cyberstalking and unauthorized access to protected health information spotlight massive HIPAA risk-analysis failures and underscore the urgent need for stronger health care cybersecurity safeguards.
