Health Care Resources

Helpful health care and HITECH Act, NPI registry links to definitions, resources and information of interest to physicians and other health care providers.

Health Care & Health Information Technology Events

January 26: GA Rural Health IT Conference

February 6-8, 2012: Annual Medicare Congress

Feb 20-24, 2012: HIMSS12 Conference & Exhibition

April 17-18, 2012: Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) Leadership Symposium

April 24-25, 2012: iHT² Health IT Summit

April 25-27, 2012: Hometown Health Spring Conference

April 26-29, 2012: National Hispanic Medical Association

April 29 – May 1, 2012: American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Annual Meeting & Expo

May 5-9, 2012: ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting

May 15, 2012: Revenue Cycle/CFO Workshop

July 5-7, 2012: The Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas

July 28 – August 1, 2012: National Medical Association

 

HITECH Act Definitions

HITECH Act

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Continuity of Care Record (CCR, CCD, COC)

Meaningful Use

 

HITECH Act Information

Centers For Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)  HITECH Act Fact Sheet

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)

Regional Extension Centers

 

Electronic Health Record (EHR) Software

Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Commission (CCHIT)

CMS EHR Certification ID number for Attestation (add to cart)

ONC-ATCB Certified EHR Technology

 

HITECH Act EHR Incentive Program

EHR Incentive Eligibility

Qualifying for Bonus Incentives (HPSA)

EHR Incentive Registration

Medicare Eligible Professionals / Health Care Providers

Medicaid Eligible Professionals / Health Care Providers

CMS Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator

EHR Attestation Worksheet

 

Other Healthcare Initiatives

Safety Net Clinics Stimulus Funding (HRSA Grants)

Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS/PQRI) Incentives

Accountable Care Organization

ICD-9 to ICD-10 Code Online Conversion Tool

Online Searchable 2009 ICD-9 Diagnostic Codes Database

HIPAA 5010  and D.0 Electronic Billing & EDI Transactions

Medical Home

 

Health Care Providers Databases

National Provider Identifier Standard (NPI)

NPI registry

NPI Registration (NPPES System)

Online NPI Database

Medicare Practitioner Enrollment / PECOS Getting Started

Medicare Practitioner / PECOS Registration

 

Additional Resources

How To Rapidly Propel Your Medical Practice Income
To Unlimited Levels!

HRSA Health IT Adoption Toolkit

Health IT.gov

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