A recent report by Kalorama Information, a medical market research publisher, indicates that Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems sales to physicians are growing faster than EHR sales to hospitals. Sales […]
EHR Sales to Physician Segment Increasing Faster than Hospitals Read More »
Novitas Solutions, Inc. (formerly Highmark Medicare Services), a Medicare contractor, has announced that some claims submitted during the first quarter of 2012 did not have the National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Some 2012 Medicare Incentive Claims Missed Read More »
In order to garner a better understanding of how comprehensive electronic medical records software has been in the United States, a recent study published by Health Affairs examined a broad volume of data generated by the American Hospital Association.
With prescription drug abuse becoming increasingly problematic, organizations across the country have been attempting to develop programs that increase the safety and efficiency with which medication is prescribed.
SEMI helping Michigan docs with eprescribing initiatives Read More »
The Joint Survey of Physician Digital Behavior found that 84% of doctors who participated in the survey, across a variety of specialties, would prefer continuing medical education training to be conducted
Majority of Doctors Prefer Online Events Read More »
Because many medical practices have been slow to transition information from hard-to-manipulate paper documents into electronic medical records software, those that are pioneering technology are at a unique advantage.
Chicago healthcare providers using EMR for superior predictive analytics Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released a revised draft of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination last week. The plan posits an
IT to Aid in Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections Read More »
With major advances in medical technology such as electronic medical, electronic billing and esprescribing software, facility managers today are in the unique position to utilize huge, awkward data sets being generated across an organization for competitive edge.
How a medical tech consulting firm can help a facility harness Big Data Read More »
Two more data breaches were revealed this week, one in South Carolina and one in Georgia, with the latter involving patients’ protected health information (PHI). Well over a million records
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With many citizens of the country likely engaged in medical assistance and consultation that they do not want publicized, organizations like HHS step in to present sanctions when this basic right to privacy is violated.
Phoenix Cardiac Center fined $100,000 for violating patient privacy Read More »
