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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expects Oracle Cerner to deliver on its $10 billion EHR contract despite layoffs reportedly tied to the program, NextGov/FCW reported June 22. “VA leadership ...

Health Information Technology (HIT) remains an increasingly integral part of healthcare reform. Now, a recent study shows that more 75% of hospitals are participating in Electronic Health Record (EHR) ...

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 ...

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 ...

If healthcare IT were golf, CIOs would take a few mulligans. Choosing and installing an EHR is often one of the biggest, most complicated decisions IT leaders will ever make, and some executives told ...

The former CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs offers some ideas for course correction in the agency's flagging $20 billion–plus Electronic Health Records Modernization program. Last week, FCW ...

The CMS has begun looking for ways to collect more data from Medicare providers to verify that they meet the federal electronic health-record incentive program's requirements, according to a recent ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough swears in Deputy Secretary Donald Remy July 19, 2021. (Department of Veterans Affairs) The Department of Veterans Affairs’ No. 2 will oversee the agency’s ...

EHRs are a vital way to automate and streamline the healthcare process, but implementation can be challenging. Learn how to smooth the transition.

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 ...