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CMS to allow EHR reporting for PQRI, e-prescribing bonuses in 2010
The new Medicare Part B fee schedule for 2010 is encouraging doctors to adopt EHRs by, for the first time,5 factors to look for when investing in EHR software: Part II of II
For DCs looking to invest in electronic health records (EHR) software to make the switch from paper to digital or simply to streamline their practice’s efficiencyEMRs could be key to a future of predictive medicine
EMRs might be able to give early warning about patients who are at risk for domestic abuse, new research suggests.Government-Defined Meaningful Use Results in Meaningful Dollars
Say it once, they hear you. Say it twice, they understand you. Say it three times, they take action.Survey: EHR expectations increase with use
As medical practices nationwide focus on “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs), the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) reportsCMS to test receiving quality data from electronic health records
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to test its ability to accept selected clinical quality data directly from hospital electronic health record systems as early as July 2010.CMS encourages EHR use for Medicare quality reporting
Healthcare providers will have the option to use electronic health record systems to report Medicare quality and electronic prescribing measures to CMSHealth industry finally moving toward computerized records
The health care industry is trying to catch up when it comes to technology. “Other businesses have been able to figure out how to make it work, such as the finance business. You can get moneyWhat “Meaningful Use” of Electronic Health Records May Mean to Psychiatrists
With billions of dollars for electronic health record (EHR) technology purchases hanging in the balance, psychiatrists need to be paying attention to the Department of Health and Human ServicesElectronic medical records critical to better health care
When Dr. Henry Plummer developed the concept of the “unit record” nearly 100 years ago, his idea was to place all of a patient’s records in a single file that traveled with theMedical Billing Services: How it is Useful to Medical Company
Medical treatment of Business has changed significantly in recent years. It presents many administrative difficulties during the preparation of the insurance policy and procedures dealingOpinion: Electronic medical records improve quality of care
Patients in the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Hospital are seeing something new when a physician or nurse visits their rooms.Electronic Health Record Systems Will Require ‘Some Form of Oversight,’ Government Advisor Says
As more healthcare providers move to implement electronic health records by 2011, the technologies for storing and managing these vast data sets will need to be regulated,Secondary use of EMR data seen reducing costs, improving quality
While few practices and hospitals currently use aggregated patient data, the number is expected to increase, and a new study touts the information’s benefits.EMR vs. EHR
According to this report: The National Alliance for Health Information Technology Report to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on DefiningMedical Billing – Do You Know The Key Performance Metrics For Effective Management?
Outsourced Medical Billing has a remarkable potential to increase your collection rates by forty percent or more. However, how do they do it?Secondary use of EMR data seen reducing costs, improving quality
While few practices and hospitals currently use aggregated patient data, the number is expected to increase, and a new study touts the information’s benefits.HHS Awards $17 Million in a New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the award of $17 million to fund projects to fight costly and dangerous health care-associated infections, or HAIs.Chopra seeks outside advice on health IT standards
The Health IT Standards Committee today said today it would bring together experts from outside the healthcare field to share ideas about best ways to apply new workflowBlumenthal: Officials Working To Boost EHR Connectivity, Security
In an interview published in the New York Times’ “Pogue’s Posts,” National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal discussed federal effortsSocial Security budgets $24M to exchange health data with hospitals, HIEs
The Social Security Administration has set aside $24 million to expand a program under which it contracts with hospitals and health information exchanges willing to electronically share electronicE-prescribing ‘could cut cost of human negligence’
Electronic prescribing systems that reduce the possibility of human error could cut clinical negligence claims by more than 70 per cent, according to US hospital chain Banner Health.Health IT execs meet to boost e-prescribing
Health and Human Services Department officials looked to spark the adoption of e-prescribing at a conference this week attended by some 1,400 health care professionals and industry representatives.Kaiser Receives $54M in NIH Grants for EHR Data Mining, Other Research
Kaiser Permanente announced that it has secured about $54 million in NIH grants for an electronic health record data mining project and other medical research initiatives,Law will boost e-prescribing, HHS secretary says
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said today he expects the e-prescribing incentives and penalties in the Medicare bill passed this month to have a profound effect on the adoptionHHS and DEA ponder e-prescribing comments
The Health and Human Services Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration are reviewing the feedback they have received on DEA proposed rule on e-prescribing for controlled substancesHospitals lagging in IT to meet meaningful use
Most hospital and physician offices have their work cut out for them to meet the health IT meaningful use requirements of the HITECH Act, according to a new studyGraham: EHRs will offer clues to racial, ethnic disparities
The Health & Human Services Department hopes to exploit electronic heath record systems to reduce the persistent gap in health outcomes that exists between minority communitiesAHRQ to survey physicians, pharmacies on e-prescribing practices
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plans to collect information from physicians and pharmacies that electronically transmit prescriptions in order to help identify what acceleratesKaiser to use $54M award to sift EHRs for clues to healthcare’s greatest challenges.
The National Institutes of Health awarded Kaiser Permanente $54 million in grants for projects that will tap clinical information from the provider’s mammoth electronic health record database to study
