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October 11, 2011Texas is poised to launch a statewide health information exchange with the completion of an assessment and plan to support implementation and interoperability standards. Click on the link to view entire article written by Bernie Monegain, Editor with Healthcare IT … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Services, HIT, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentPrivacy, Security Not As High-Priority As Meeting Meaningful Use
October 7, 2011While meaningful use is very important, privacy and security are down on the priority list, partly as a result of limited resources and competing requirements, said Russell Long, partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, in the session “Secure EHRs: Achieving … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Implementation | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentCMS Launches (esMD) Pilot
October 6, 2011CMS intends to give providers a new mechanism for submitting medical documentation. CMS calls this new mechanism the Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) pilot. During Phase 1 of esMD, Providers will still receive medical documentation requests via paper mail … Continue reading
Posted in CMS | Tagged CMS IT Pilot, CMS Policy, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services | Leave a commentProvider EHR Incentive Registrations Exceed 100,000
October 5, 2011The number of physicians and hospitals that have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program has surpassed 100,000, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Click on the link to view entire article … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentHHS Awards $83.9M to Boost Health IT
October 3, 2011WASHINGTON – HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday $83.9 million in grants to 45 organizations to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records and other health information technology systems. Click on the link to view entire article written … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, HHS | Leave a commentLast day to start 2011 EHR reporting is Oct. 3
September 30, 2011The last day that physicians and other eligible professionals can start their 90-day reporting period this year for the Medicare electronic health records (EHRs) incentive program is Oct. 3. Click on the link to view entire article written by Mary … Continue reading
Posted in EHR Incentives | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use | Leave a commentBillian Publishing Launches Healthcare IT Benchmarking Site
September 28, 2011ATLANTA – Billian Publishing has launched HITR.com, a healthcare IT benchmarking and social networking community for providers and vendors. HITR, which stands for Health Information Technology Research, offers research targeted toward stakeholders in healthcare IT. Click on the link to … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards | Leave a commentMedical Practice Marketing – Best Practices For Attracting New Patients Using Health IT Capabilities
September 26, 2011Effective marketing is a key play for any business, regardless of industry. Attracting new patients to a medical practice is no different. Most often, physicians market their credentials, emphasizing their education, board certifications, experience, and hospital affiliations. Also, many physicians … Continue reading
Posted in medical practice best practices | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Best Practices, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services, Meaningful Use, medical practice best practices | Leave a comment5 Health IT Practices Hospitals Should Avoid
September 22, 2011With sweeping health reform came a laundry list of technology promising to save time, better the environment, and improve patient care. And as more of it is implemented, we learn what works best and what … doesn’t. Click on the … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Services | Leave a commentNEJM EHR Study Finds EHR Utilization Is Improving the Quality of Patient Care
September 21, 2011The New England Journal of Medicine published a study on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 illustrating what can be accomplished when physicians use electronic health records (EHR) technology rather than paper records. The EHR study consisted of a survey of 27,000 … Continue reading
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