Reminder: Nov. 30 deadline for hospitals to avoid EHR payment adjustment
Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for the 2016 reporting period can apply through Nov. 30 for a hardship exception to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use or receive a hardship exception for the 2016 reporting period can apply through Nov. 30 for reconsideration of their 2018 payment adjustment. For instructions and applications, click here.
Related News Articles
Headline
The National Security Agency has released a best practices guide on effective cyber hygiene for defending against advanced cyber threats, including those…
Headline
The Federal Trade Commission announced Sept. 9 that it rescinded its 2021 policy statement that extended applicability of its health breach notification rule…
Headline
An FBI alert released Sept. 1 warns of cyber actors impersonating government officials, media and other public individuals on a commercial messaging app to…
Headline
Clint Pridgen, vice president of business development and hospital strategy at Laerdal Medical, explores the future of healthcare simulation, including data-…
Headline
In this conversation, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Scott Gee, AHA deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, break…
Headline
Boston Scientific announced Sept. 8 that the network disruption to its remote monitoring services following an Aug. 25 cyber incident has been resolved. The…