HIT/EHR

CancerLinQ was covered in an in-depth feature story in the March 27 issue of The Wall Street Journal. The article comes in advance of a stakeholder event on CancerLinQ, which is being hosted by ASCO and the Conquer Cancer Foundation and is taking place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on March 27 from 2:00-3:30 PM ET.

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ASCO has secured $3 million in new funding and key data sharing arrangements to support the development of CancerLinQ™, a ground-breaking information technology initiative that aims to achieve higher quality, higher value cancer care with better outcomes for patients.

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As stated in the final 2013 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) is allowing another hardship exemption to the 2013 and 2014 financial penalties associated with the eRx Incentive Program. 

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ASCO is pleased to announce that Helsinn has become the first organization to contribute $1 million to the Conquer Cancer Foundation in support of CancerLinQ™, the society's multi-phase initiative to build a rapid learning system in cancer care.

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The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) recently finalized Stage 2 of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use Incentive program. This program, which offers financial incentives to eligible healthcare providers for the adoption and use of an EHR, has 3 different stages of requirements that outline successful participation.

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Wednesday, October 3, is the last day in 2012 eligible professionals may start the consecutive 90-day reporting period required by the Electronic Health Records (EHR) “Meaningful Use” incentive program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—and be eligible to receive an incentive payment for calendar year 2012. The 2012 full Medicare incentive of $44,000 provided under this program will be reduced to a maximum of $39,000 in 2013.

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ASCO is applauding new Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations for establishing a “learning health system” in the United States, and calling upon other medical specialties to join in achieving this vision of high-quality, high-value medical care. ASCO's recently launched multi-phased rapid-learning initiative, CancerLinQ, aims to achieve the IOM’s core recommendations for the field of oncology.

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Within the recent proposed 2013 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed two new exemptions from...

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