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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