Oct 20: How the changes in ICD-10 have more to offer than ICD-9?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have set October 1, 2014 as the deadline for the implementation of […]
Oct 19: EHR-Usability, Functionality or Price?
Buying or switching to new and better Electronic Health Record (EHR) software is never an easy task. Physicians are flooded
Oct 19:WVU Healthcare gains Stage 7 recognition
For the second time in just over a week, HIMSS Analytics has given out a Stage 7 award. Morgantown, W.Va.-based Ruby Memorial
Oct 19: For some practices, EHRs aren’t worth it
For medical practices looking to put themselves up for sale, investments in new EHR systems might appear to be a
Oct 19: What EHR interoperability means to the patient experience
he challenge of enabling EHR interoperability is at the forefront of many conversations about EHR adoption and health information exchange (HIE). It’s the all-too-common
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Abstract The mandated conversion to ICD-10 has the U.S. healthcare community bracing itself. This mandated change to medical coding represents
Oct 19: 4 things to know about how consumers perceive and use HIT
As providers ramp up patient engagement efforts under Meaningful Use Stage 2 and the ONC focuses even more on patient
Oct 19: A Physician IPA-Developed HIE in Massachusetts: Moving Forward on a Journey
Whittier IPA, a physician organization in Massachusetts, moves ahead on its health information exchange Joe Heyman, M.D. is an obstetrician/gynecologist
Oct 19: Gov’t Shutdown Ends, Federal Health IT Efforts Start Back Up
Early Thursday morning, President Obama signed into law a bill (HR 2775) to end a 16-day federal shutdown and raise
Oct 19: EMRs New Capabilities to Reduce Reimbursement Denials and Increase Cash Flow
Errors in the medical coding and billing process are robbing many therapists of their hard-earned revenues. Nitin Chhoda, a private
Oct 19: Despite costs, EMRs boost efficiency and productivity
In the constant search for ways to help physicians operate their practices more efficiently, perhaps nothing causes more controversy than
Oct 18: Why have EHR adoption, EMRAM scores stalled for hospitals?
Every so often, a new hospital puts out a press release boasting about its Stage 7 EMRAM designation, and the