EHR Scope Q&A With Justin Barnes of Greenway Medical Technologies
What is your history with Greenway? I have been with Greenway for over seven years as the Vice President of Marketing, Corporate Development and Government Affairs. My other major title is Chairmen...
View ArticleAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT: AHIMA Reacts to President’s Council Report on HIT’s...
CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statement is attributable to Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, AHIMA President: The American Health Information Management Association congratulates...
View Article***Dec. 14th and 15th: Live 2010 ONC Update
Big day for Healthcare reform, The ONC, CMS and HHS… The update will cover some of the most current issues in Medicare and Medicaid incentives, HITECH act and Health Information exchange. There will...
View ArticleElectronic health records incentives registration starts Jan. 3, 2011
CMS, ONC Outline Resources to Assist Eligible Providers Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)...
View ArticleAccountable Care and the ACO will be “Glued Together With Technology”
After the recent election, there is a certain buzz around Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and their projected impact upon Healthcare Reform. The establishment of ACOs is part of the Affordable...
View ArticleEmergency Room Doctors Refuse to Use New Medical Records System Without...
This is a pretty bold statement but the ER doctors said that’s the rule, give us tablets. Specifically most wanted an IPad but they left it open with using the word “tablet”. The doctors also spoke...
View ArticleHealth IT Infographic–The History of Electronic Medical Records in the US
This is great way to review how electronic medical records have evolved. There’s a timeline to follow to get a summarized report. The report was prepared by Health It.Gov. The page has a “patient...
View ArticleDr. Oz Saving Lives with Free Technology–Practice Fusion EHR With the 15...
How many medical record vendors get to spend some time with Dr. Oz. Practice Fusion did and today the experience will be on the Dr. Oz show. It was called the 15 Minute Physical. This is pretty...
View ArticleONC Names 4 Groups to Certify EHRs in 2014
Today in Government Health IT it was announced the ONC has already set up 4 vendors for the Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The names will look familiar as they were also in on Stage One which makes sense....
View ArticleAMA Asks CMS and ONC to Hire Outside Company to Review Stimulus Incentives
The American Medical Association feels that an outside evaluation could give a better look as an outsider versus the internal processes to see if there are areas that require additional attention,...
View ArticleEHR Nightmare
Throughout the past two years, I have rotated mainly through one system. To my dismay, it had been one of the worst as far as electronic health records (EHR) are concerned. Most days I observed the...
View ArticleHealthcare analytics enters new frontier of value-based care
KLAS reports on how the healthcare analytics market is changing in the new paradigm of value-based care Amid the shift toward value-based care, providers’ analytics needs are drastically changing,...
View ArticleNo Good Deed Goes Unpunished in Meaningful Use
Last week CMS essentially reversed their compliance date stance for the Meaningful Use program in what amounted to a big smack in the face to any health care provider that has put in the effort and...
View ArticleThe Critical Role of ‘Delightful’ Design in Mobile Healthcare
by ABBE DON, VP OF USER EXPERIENCE, EPOCRATES The Health Leadership Forum sat down with Abbe Don, Vice President of User Experience at Epocrates to discuss trends in mobile healthcare technology and...
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