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June 27, 2017

Michigan Health Care Providers May Now Prescribe Controlled Substances via Telemedicine

Governor Snyder recently signed into law Public Act 22 (Senate Bill 213), which revises the 2016 telehealth bill to clarify that health professionals in Michigan may prescribe controlled substances without an in-person examination. Michigan now joins a growing number of states that allow health professionals to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine. Read More ›

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Posted by: Julie LaVille Hamlet, Jennifer B. Van Regenmorter

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September 28, 2011

Deadline for EHR Attestation Fast Approaching

It is time for hospitals and physicians to start using electronic health records ("EHR").  It is particularly important if hospitals or physicians want to take advantage of the 2011 Medicare incentive payments, since important deadlines are quickly approaching. Read More ›

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Posted by: Mindi M. Johnson

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June 9, 2011

First Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments To Be Issued However Few Are Able to Exchange Information as Required

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ("ONC") announced that the first electronic health record ("EHR") incentive payments were going to be made in mid-May to providers who had successfully attested to having met "meaningful use" and all of the other program requirements.  The maximum payment that a Medicare provider in the EHR program can receive in 2011 for his or her first year of participation is $18,000.  Incentive payments for eligible hospitals begin at $2 million. Read More ›

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