EHR Incentive Programs

DoJ Slaps $250K Fine on Coffey Health for Lying about EHR Security

June 4, 2019 - The Department of Justice (DoJ) is fining Kansas-based Coffey Health System $250,000 for lying about its EHR security to get Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. In its lawsuit, DoJ alleges that Coffee Health System falsely attested that it conducted and reviewed security risk analyses of its EHR system to fulfill requirements under...


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Who’s Ready for VDT Meaningful Use Requirements?

by Frank Irving

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 through 2017, it modified Stage 2 patient engagement objectives that require...