We’ve all seen articles, interviews, and blog posts telling hospitals how to be prepared for potential audits of their meaningful use (MU) incentives. “Lessons Learned” and “Best Practices” abound in ...

You might find out something bad and then have to decide what to do. Reasons to do an audit: You can relieve yourself of the nagging doubt of whether your hospital might get audited and whether it ...

Is that an audit in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? We knew they would be coming. We just weren’t sure how and when audits related to the CMS EHR Incentive Programs would first appear.

A new report from the Office of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn't going to make ...

In a letter to Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of CMS, the American Academy of Family Physicians expresses concerns with meaningful use audits, saying the audits cause “undue hardship” for primary ...

The HHS Office of Audit Services of the Office of the Inspector General has begun its random audits of providers that have received payments for meaningful use attestation. The random sample of ...

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New Malpractice Risks and Electronic Health Records Audit Trails Provide Helpful -- and Potentially Harmful -- Info Malpractice Risks in Documenting Care Management Services Lower Malpractice Risk ...