tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 30

COMPLIANCE: You Could Soon Get Help Upgrading Your Computer Systems

CMS, OIG loosen up on donations of e-prescription, EHR systems.Hospitals will be able to donate equipment and software to allow physicians to make prescriptions electronically, thanks to two new final regulations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). And providers won't have to fear violating the Stark self-referral law or the anti-kickback (AKB) statute if they accept computer systems from hospitals, as long as they follow the rules.The proposed version of the Stark rules allowed donations of electronic health records (EHRs), but the proposed AKB rule didn't...

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