{"id":246148,"date":"2012-09-02T15:41:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T15:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/pathologists-temporarily-saved-from-unfair-ehr-penalties\/"},"modified":"2012-09-02T15:41:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T15:41:43","slug":"pathologists-temporarily-saved-from-unfair-ehr-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/pathology\/pathologists-temporarily-saved-from-unfair-ehr-penalties.php","title":{"rendered":"Pathologists temporarily saved from unfair EHR penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"


<\/a>\"GI_0_51stlogo\"<\/a>The Pathology Blawg<\/a> has a nice piece and comments on the ridiculous notion that pathologists (and radiologists and anesthesiologists), given the nature of their clinical practices (non-direct, non-patient care, non-outcomes focused for payment) could and would be penalized for not meeting EHR meaningful use criteria like \"real\" doctors; those who are on the front lines, in the trenches, managing smoking cessation, weight control, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, etc...<\/span><\/p>



<\/a>On Friday August 24, 2012, the CAP released a STATLINE special alert<\/a> detailing how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a temporary “stay” in penalizing pathologists, anesthesiologists and radiologists from the MU benchmarks.  In addition, HR 4066 now has 38 co-sponsors.<\/span><\/p>

Read more here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

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