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AMA: Meaningful Use is still broken

Penalties hinder new care models that could improve quality and lower costs.

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Changes to messy meaningful use program welcome

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it would be modifying meaningful use requirements to streamline the program’s reporting procedures for physicians. After years of aggressive advocacy to make the program less burdensome for physicians, this is hugely welcome news to the AMA.

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What CMS' meaningful use changes could mean for physicians

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its intent to modify meaningful use requirements, the notoriously burdensome electronic health record (EHR) incentive and penalty program, making it easier for physicians to meet meaningful use.

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AMA pleased that Medicare plans to modify meaningful use program

The AMA welcomes CMS' announcement of plans to address some of the issues the AMA raised with the requirements for meeting Meaningful Use in 2015.

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Meaningful use tip sheets help meet specific measures

Get the help you need to meet specific core measures of the meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) incentive program with a series of tip sheets. Use the AMA’s tip sheets on some of the more complex Stage 2 core measures.

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Physicians outline improvements to EHR certification process

Physicians can’t meet meaningful use requirements without certified electronic health records (EHR). Medical associations recommended three changes to improve the certification process and make it easier for physicians to use EHRs and care for patients.

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Physician voices are crucial in tech development

I discussed some of the promises and problems of medical technology at a meeting of AdvaMed, a trade association for medical technology. Physicians have to be involved in the evolution of medical technology to ensure we can actually use these developments.

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Healthcare leaders praise legislators for reintroducing Flex-IT Act

Strong, bipartisan support for increasing Meaningful Use flexibility

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Improving EHRs: Reports, comments and changes to know from 2014

From vendor shortcomings to impossible meaningful use impositions, many problems with EHRs need to be addressed. Learn more about the pain points identified in 2014 and the work under way to transform EHRs from a burden to a useful tool for physicians and their patients and improve the meaningful use program.

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