Tag: Physician
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The Use of Scribes for Clinical documentation
Given the rigors of documentation required for Meaningful Use, quality measurement, and ICD10, some organizations are adding dedicated scribes to rounding and evaluation teams. I was recently asked two questions about scribes. Does Meaningful Use allow the use of scribes? Meaningful Use does not specify who does the documentation, as long as the thresholds for…
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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS
By Patrick Conway, MD, MSc Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs The next step on the path of meaningful adoption of health information technology (HIT) for providers—will launch later this year for hospitals and next year for eligible professionals. How will this next phase improve health care and…