News in Brief Deadline looms for 2016 Medicare meaningful use attestation DOs who accept Medicare must attest by Feb. 28, 2017. Jan. 23, 2017Monday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics EHRsmeaningful use Physicians participating in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program need to report and attest to the 2016 program requirements by Tuesday, Feb. 28. The meaningful use EHR reporting period was any continuous 90 days between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2016. To attest, visit the EHR Incentive Program’s Registration and Attestation System site. Contact the CMS EHR Information Center at (888) 734-6433, option 1, for more information about registration and attestation system. Refer to your state’s deadlines for attestation information if you are participating in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. More in Newsbriefs DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health. Poetry collection by DO explores healing, resilience Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, DO, Air Force Reserve flight surgeon, has released “Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics,” a poetry collection that gives voice to healing and human stories. Previous articleIn Memoriam: Jan. 23, 2016 Next articleNew PCORI funding available for low back pain research
DO appointed to VA leadership role Haipeng “Mark” Zhang, DO, will serve as acting assistant under secretary for health.
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