HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY NEWS

Selected items that will help your practice stay in gear

 HITECH dates of Importance:
January 2011 -  First $18,000 Incentive checks sent to early EMR adopters.

January 2012 - 2nd year payments of $12,000 sent to qualified practices. 

January 25, 2013 - HIPAA Omnibus rule changes published

March 26, 2013 - HIPAA Omnibus changes effective

September 23, 2013 - Omnibus rule compliance deadline

January 2015 - First Medicare reimbursement penalties for non-EMR users

Othe Important milestones
December 2012 - Over 10.5 Billion dollars has been paid to providers in the EHR Incentive program.  More than 355,000 entities are participating.

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