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Welcome to the CMS eHealth Blog

CMS.gov

Welcome to the CMS eHealth blog. Here you can find information about the eHealth initiative that CMS is launching at the annual HIMSS conference in New Orleans. What is eHealth? eHealth aligns several CMS programs: Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. eHealth Website.

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#WWBR Week of September 22, 2014

Chilmark Research

Medicare’s Pioneer program down to 19 ACOs after three more exit. Rebecca Paradis in Health Affairs Blog. This blog from Health Affairs talks about how quality measures should focus on effectiveness and be responsive to the need for innovation rather than being simply tools for weeding out costly interventions.”

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): December 2015

American Well

A bipartisan group of senators are “very close” to finishing a bill aimed at increasing Medicare payment for telemedicine services. Brian Schatz told Morning eHealth. The bill would also mandate Medicare pay for remote monitoring of patients with chronic conditions for up to 90 days, provided certain conditions are met.