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Learn about information blocking in healthcare, its impact on patient data access, and how providers can ensure compliance with current regulations
Learn when EHR became mandated, the requirements, and how Nextcan can help you transition to an EHR/EMR platform.
Nextech answers five of the most common questions about the 21st Century Cures Act. With the deadline looming, here's what you need to know about your EHR.
This blog clarifies how new Cures Act requirements apply to all practices, even non-MIPS participants, and how moving to the cloud simplifies compliance.
In this blog, we will take a look at the importance of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) as well as what factors they include.
This blog provides an overview of recent quality benchmarks changes and tips on how to optimize your quality reporting in 2021 despite the changes.
This blog covers key changes for the for the Promoting Interoperability program of the 2021 MIPS reporting period, along with requirements that remain.
In this blog, we will take a look at technology to aid in meeting interoperability requirements as well as offer a recap on information blocking.
As we continue to move closer to 2021, more healthcare guidelines and regulations will likely continue to be updated, modified and/or finalized. Stay tuned to this blog to make sure you stay up to date on what’s happening and how it affects both your specialty and your practice.
In addition to the Information Blocking updates we discussed in a recent blog post, the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule also requires use of Cures Act Edition certified software. This will include some new and revised certification criteria. Providers will need to have their EHR updated with these new requirements in time for the 2022 reporting period.
While concerns about information blocking and HIPAA violations should always be top of mind for providers and staff, a little knowledge and training goes a long way. Be sure all members of your staff know what information blocking is as well as how to avoid it to ensure you don’t end up being slapped with fines and penalties for something that can be so easily avoided.
For specialty practices that are once again beginning to see patients, it is important to fully understand any areas of potential COVID-related legal issues. In Nextech’s continuing effort to keep customers informed, and to support our readers as they begin reopening their facilities, this blog will discuss the legal liabilities of COVID-19 for specialty practices.
To assist providers in their ability to successfully exchange information through direct messaging, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule, now mandate a centralized directory of provider electronic addresses for data exchange published by the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) as part of the requirements to promote interoperability.
Learn how to develop a dedicated and passionate Quality Improvement team that meets regularly to document, collect and analyze reporting measures.
For healthcare providers, this time of year can also present some unusual patient care situations, which could lead to a little atypical ICD-10 coding. Here is a brief look at several codes that might be getting increased attention in the next few weeks.
