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  • MACRA is a Reality Affecting Us Sooner Than We Think

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    MACRA is paved with good intentions but steep in implementation challenges. It is a monumental task for anyone reading the final rule issued by CMS on October 14, 2016, for the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (2017). The document is indeed full of legal intricacies. The good news is: MACRA will…

  • How to Care for the Millennial Patient?

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    According to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, Millennials have become the largest generational group in the United States. Along with this shift in demographics comes changes in experiences, attitudes and expectations, all of which have implications for varying businesses, including health care providers. A 2012 study from ZocDoc and Harris…

  • The Top 3 Local Health Department EHRs

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    As the healthcare landscape continues to shift and evolve, it becomes more imperative that local health departments and individual providers work together to improve the health of their communities. How can health departments and providers improve outcomes for individuals and populations while containing costs? By implementing an electronic health record (EHR) that allows them to…

  • How EHR Vendors Are Improving Patient Safety

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    According to a 2011 report from the Institute of Medicine (IoM), entitled “Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care,” some studies indicate that electronic health records (EHRs) lead to “improvements in patient safety, while other studies find no effect.” Well, this is what you need to know: EHR vendors absolutely contribute…

  • Does EHR certification by the government mean anything?

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    What exactly is involved in the certification process as defined by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health IT Certification Program (which as of now is a voluntary certification program designed for health IT standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria)? Today, that includes: • Regulations – the ONC issues regulations…

  • A Buyer’s Guide for Public Health EHR

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    By efficiently collecting data in a way that it can be easily shared across multiple healthcare organizations and leveraged for quality improvement, EHRs can significantly improve public and population outcomes. Beyond data collection, EHRs can help with reporting and surveillance as well. This, along with immunization registries and electronic laboratory reporting, can lead to the…

  • EMR adoption for medical transcription services

    EMR adoption for medical transcription services

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    uploaded via http://www.powershow.com ) In order to streamline our transcription services, our technical experts created document management software that i…

  • Lygeia Ricciardi – Electronic Health Records: Using Social Media To Drive Health IT Adoption

    Lygeia Ricciardi – Electronic Health Records: Using Social Media To Drive Health IT Adoption

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    See http://www.socialmediahit.com/ for more information. Hospital systems and State and Federal governments have been focused on implementing electronic heal… Video Rating: 5 / 5

  • Usability and Electronic Health Records

    Usability and Electronic Health Records

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    User Centric is now a part of GfK! Read about our EHR Usability Consulting services by visiting http://www.gfk.com/solutions/ux/health/Pages/EHR-Usability-Co… Video Rating: 0 / 5

  • Meaningful Use – Immuniz. Pt. 1

    Meaningful Use – Immuniz. Pt. 1

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    Updated info about documenting immunizations in Meditech to satisfy Meaningful Use requirements. Video Rating: 0 / 5