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Physicians need to embrace emerging technologies to improve care, satisfy patients
You can’t stop with the stethoscope. Physicians now need to embrace all kinds of technologies to improve care – and...
You can’t stop with the stethoscope. Physicians now need to embrace all kinds of technologies to improve care – and...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week released proposed final rules for its Stage 2 and 3 Meaningful Use programs. And, of...
We all know the tragic story of Thomas Duncan, the Texas patient who died of Ebola in October 2014. According to the Washington Post, the...
After what seemed like endless delays and difficulties with the launch of the new ICD-10 implementation, it's still on schedule to launch on...
Many practices have been busy attesting to Meaningful Use (MU) objectives, many of which pertain to HIPAA privacy and security. Privacy- and security-related MU...
The transition to ICD-10 continues to challenge many physicians even despite the fact that CPT coding will remain unchanged. The most effective way to approach the implementation is...
In 2012 a five-physician practice in Arizona was fined $100,000 for not complying with HIPAA regulations. That’s a frightening amount of money for a small group, but the government is making it...
Even despite auditor scrutiny, decreasing reimbursements, and more stringent regulatory requirements, physician practices do have opportunities to enhance revenue if they look hard enough to find...
In today’s healthcare environment, patients have significant financial responsibility, including higher deductibles and greater out-of-pocket expenses....
Although electronic health records (EHR) have gained traction over the last few years due to Meaningful Use incentives, more rapid adoption will occur only when physicians see the value in using...
Electronic health records (EHR) sometimes get a bad reputation due to the high cost of implementation as well as the operational challenges they pose. However, it’s...
EHR replacement can feel like a leap of faith. After all, how can you be guaranteed of a return on investment if you have no means of predicting positive financial outcomes? Most experts agree: the...