In New Medicare Card is just like other big changes CMS has made, right?, the scale of the change presented by MACRA’s New Medicare Card initiative was compared to other recent changes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented. These included the introduction of the Medicare Part D program, and the rollout of the Medicaid expansion and The Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2014.

Over the last decade, there has been increasing adoption of electronic health records (EHR) due to the digitization across healthcare organizations. However, every technology implementation comes with opportunities for mistakes, such as outdated IT systems and poorly designed user interfaces, which can lead to EHR deployment failures. Studies show that 75% of physicians, providers, and practice administrators haven’t seen a return on their EHR investment. It’s evident that hospitals are implementing EHR systems, but to be successful, they need a smooth transition.