Tag Archive for: General Discussions

NEW! Products & Services Resource Guide

The CHUG Board is very excited to announce the eagerly anticipated launch of the new Products & Services resource guide! WHAT IS IT? A searchable database of reputable healthcare products, services and solutions, all conveniently located…

Senate passes legislation to repeal SGR!

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Notice from AAOE: April 14, 2015 The United States Senate passed legislation to repeal the flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) today. The legislation will now go to President Barack Obama for his signature, having been passed by…

SGR Repeal – Contact your Senator – ACT NOW!

Earlier today the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would permanetly repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula before the March 31 deadline. Now it is the US Senate's turn to act, and TIME…

Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Summary & Analysis

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Notice from AAOE: HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 creates the Merit-based incentive Payment System (MIPS) which will combine the three quality incentive payment programs (PQRS, VBM, and EHR MU)…

HR 1470 – SGR Repeal & Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015

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Notice from AAOE: On Thursday, March 19, 2015 legislation was introduced in Congress to permanently repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate. AAOE understands that this is an exciting development for our members who are eager to avoid a…

Message from the CHUG Board

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Good Day CHUG Community, This past weekend the CHUG Board of Directors met with members of the GE Healthcare IT Senior Leadership team at our quarterly board meeting. We worked collectively and collaboratively with the GE team to advocate…

Change to PQRS Insurance Filter

Notice from GE Healthcare: Dear Quality Submission Service Participant: We would like to make you aware of an issue that some customers have experienced with the filters for PQRS measure selection. We have defined the root cause and deployed…

Upcoming Change to PQRS Insurance Filter

Notice from GE Healthcare: Dear Quality Submission Service Participant: We want to share important information about the PQRS program. Within the last few days, GE Healthcare learned that some customers experienced issues with the insurance…

Webinar Etiquette

How many webinars, on-line meetings, or calls have you been on in the past month? We have complied a list of the Top 4 things Not To Do: 1. Show up late and interrupt the conversation to let those know you have arrived. 2. Forget you…

Is there Light at the end of this Healthcare Tunnel?

"Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens.  An response is something we can choose at any moment." www.livelifehappy.com Does anyone else feel like healthcare is consuming most of your life these days? I am reading…

MU 2: 2 Fast 2 Soon?

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Those who have upgraded to EMR 9.8 or CPS 12 have done so most likely with the plans to attest for Meaningful Use Stage 2. Here we are, almost to the end of the year and many users are throwing their hands in the air. An article written…