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Even with the need for an effective and trustworthy process for handling medical information, a comparatively small percentage of medical organizations have implemented electronic medical…
Upset over premium increases? Read on…
Thankfully, we have some news that does not include politics, what is or is not being built in Manhattan, the plugged oil well in the…
EMR Feature Alert | .MD
Does your current EMR Software Offer HIPPA Compliant | SECURE EMAIL FUNCTIONALITY? An August 11th article on iHealthBeat, Sending Text Messages to Teens With Diabetes…
Final Rule Analysis – EMR
Here’s my analysis of the key changes in the Final Rule: As we have recently stated, HHS has adopted the HIT Policy Committee recommendation to…
Are There EMR Incentives Outside of Medicare and Medicaid?
The short answer (at least for now) is not really. The ARRA EHR stimulus money is provided through Medicare and Medicaid programs as “bonuses”…
Meaningful Use
At a news conference on Tuesday, where speakers included HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, new CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David…
Meaningful use
A recent report, (Ready or Not: On the road to the meaningful use of EHRs and health IT,) indicated 80% of hospital CIOs are concerned…