Tag: meaningful-use
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Western Piedmont Heart Centers Reduces A/R Days Increases Efficiency And Speeds Claims
Western Piedmont Heart Centers Reduces A/R Days, Increases Efficiency, And Speeds Claims. This case study from ZirMed takes a look at Western Piedmont Heart Centers (WPHC), a cardiology group providing cardiovascular diagnostic, imaging, therapeutic, and monitoring services in West Central North Carolina. WPHC’s business was growing and its staff was experiencing increased workflow which was…
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Healthcare Analytics: Big Data – the next new thing in HIT
Coming from HealthIT News Week, a report on anticipated future developments for “Big Data” and clinical decision support. Link: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/6-keys-future-analytics-and-big-data-healthcare?single-page=true Excerpt: “A recently released report by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation proves the value of big data is certainly something to take seriously. And as more organizations create plans to make better use of and leverage…
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PwCs Health Research Institute Identifies The Top Ten Health Industry Issues To Watch In 2013
PwC’s Health Research Institute Identifies The Top Ten Health Industry Issues To Watch In 2013. As the health industry undertakes a full transition to meet requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to prepare for a shift in market dynamics, PwC's Health Research Institute(HRI) recently published its annual list of the Top Health Industry…
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Memorial Health System Orders Carestream Vue PACS Vue Cloud Archive For Disaster Recovery Vue Motion Viewer Purchased To Enhance Patient Care Physician Satisfaction
Memorial Health System Orders Carestream Vue PACS, Vue Cloud Archive For Disaster Recovery Vue Motion Viewer Purchased To Enhance Patient Care, Physician Satisfaction. After evaluating three other vendors, Memorial Health System (Abilene, Kan.) ordered CARESTREAM Vue PACS and its vendor-independent Vue Motion viewer that supports image access from Web-enabled devices, such as iPads.
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Protect yourself – Get screened for cervical cancer
Cervical cancer and human papilloma virus (HPV) affect thousands of women each year. Regular screening tests like pap tests and pelvic exams can help find cancer and other health problems early and improve recovery and survival rates. Talk to your doctor about scheduling your next test! Find out more about Medicare’s pap test and pelvic…
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At risk for glaucoma? Find out before it’s too late
At risk for glaucoma? Find out before it’s too late Do you have diabetes, a family history of glaucoma, or are you African American and age 50 or older? If so, your risk of getting glaucoma may be higher. With the start of a new year, it’s the perfect time to schedule a regular eye…
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Get Paid for 2012
Get Paid for 2012 – Countdown to registration/attestation deadline for eligible professionals February 28, 2013 is the last day for Medicare eligible professionals (EP’s) to register and attest to receive an incentive payment for calendar year (CY 2012. Medicaid EPs should check with their states for their deadline.
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EHR incentives over 10B to date
EHR incentives over $10B to date. Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record payments are estimated to have blasted through $10.3 billion to a total of 180,200 physicians and hospitals through December since the program’s inception. read more
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Interoperability vs Health Information Exchange Setting the Record Straight
Interoperability vs Health Information Exchange: Setting the Record Straight. One thing that I’ve learned in the government is that words matter, and sometimes, particularly in complicated or technical areas, it can be hard to use words that are precise and accurate. Sometimes we use the same term to apply to a broad range of concepts…
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MedSynergies To Present At 31st Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference In San Francisco
MedSynergies To Present At 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference In San Francisco. MedSynergies, Inc., a fast-growing provider of hospital-physician alignment solutions, today announced that CEO JR Thomas, will present at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.