October 1, 2015 – less than a month away and the ICD-10 transition will be one of the largest healthcare transitions ever seen in the US. The switch will affect all healthcare providers and patients – it is an across the board switch, so providers are all ‘in it together’ focusing on the switch and the planning the implementation.
By Lawrence G | September 4, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
PARAMUS, N.J., August 3, 2015 Microwize Technology – a Healthcare IT firm providing Electronic Medical Records and Medical Billing software and healthcare IT solutions – located in Paramus, New Jersey announces the release of Lytec Cloud. With no upfront investments, access to a knowledgeable support staff and low flat monthly prices starting at $69 per month (billing and scheduling only) or $99 per month (full suite –
By Lawrence G | August 3, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare News |
As the healthcare industry transitions from paper-based to paperless records, adoption of EHRs (Electronic Health Records) continue to grow. EHRs are the software systems that hold all of the digital data – personal information, medical data, etc. that comprise a medical record for a patient. In 2009 the US federal government earmarked $27 billion to encourage US healthcare providers to make the switch and the UK followed suit with 2018 being the date for the public healthcare network to be entirely paper free.
By Robert Gabriel | July 29, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News |
PARAMUS, N.J., July 6, 2015 Microwize Technology – a Healthcare IT firm providing Electronic Medical Records and Medical Billing software and healthcare IT solutions – located in Paramus, New Jersey announces the release of Medisoft Cloud. With no upfront investments, access to a knowledgeable support staff and low flat monthly prices starting at $69* per month per user,
By Robert Gabriel | July 6, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
If did not meet meaningful use while using Electronics Medical Records software such as Medisoft Clinical, Lytec MD, or PrimeSuite by Greenway or any other EMR or EHR and you want avoid 2016 penalties, be sure to apply for the CMS Hardship Exception.
By Lawrence G | June 23, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare News |
The Valley Hospital, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, and Holy Name Medical Center all use Medical Management LLC of North Carolina for emergency department physician billing. An employee who worked at this company from February 2013 through March 2015 was passing on the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of patients at these three facilities.
By Lawrence G | May 29, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare News |
If you are unhappy with your EMR, you are not alone. A recent report from a study of over 750 small practices (practice with 1-10 physicians) performed by KLAS shows that a quarter of these practices feel that they are stuck with their EMR even though it does not meet their expectations, or are planning to change their EMR.
By Lawrence G | May 13, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare News |
By Lawrence G | May 8, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
Recently, The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 301-page proposed rules for Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program. Under the proposal, beginning in 2018, no matter the level of previous participation, users would report on Stage 3 with the option to start using it in 2017.
By Lawrence G | May 5, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
March 20th is now the deadline date set for 2014 Meaningful Use Attestation. The date was originally set at February 28th, but Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the deadline to allow providers more time to gather and submit their data. During this extension period, providers an also utilize their one “switch” from Medicare to Medicaid or Vice Versa.
By Lawrence G | March 10, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Healthcare News |
