Due in part to the story of a doctor named Lloyd Fisher and one of his child patients, Massachusetts legislators are looking to send money from new casino legislation into programs that would boost the usage of electronic medical records in the state.
November 7, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
The government's initiative to fund the healthcare industry's conversion to EMR software included an unheralded component that provides funding to states to establish platforms capable of sending and receiving information among healthcare providers.
According to the Department of Health of Human Services, the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program is intended to "enable patient-centric information flow"
November 4, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
While industry experts recommended providers implement and test ANSI 5010 during 2011 to prevent billing discrepancies, few have actually done so.
November 3, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
New prescription technology is allowing medical professionals to analyze patient behavior related to prescription compliance as they never have before.
November 2, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
The reasons for non-compliance range from providers not understanding the technology to being comfortable with paper records to fear of lawsuits resulting from leaked information.
November 1, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
In today’s economic climate, many small- to mid-size multipractice medical facilities are looking for ways to cut costs to prepare for the transition to eprescribing and medical billing software, or to simply make their practices more efficient. And a new reports suggest many are succeeding.
October 31, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
Since many doctors are struggling to implement new forms of technology into their day-to-day operations, it can be difficult for these individuals to focus on the long-term benefits that electronic medical billing, eprescribing and other new healthcare resources are likely to have.
October 28, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
While electronic medical records software is expected to help doctors increase their medical practice management, reduce errors and provide a more streamlined healthcare experience for patients, doctors may want to take preparations against certain side effects that experts say may arise.
October 27, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
As part of a plan to update and synchronize the electronic medical records used by more than 600 physicians in the San Diego area, Scripps Health has announced that it will be using Allscripts software to spearhead its transition to electronic medical record software.
October 25, 2011 | By Lawrence G |
Doctors looking to make their EMR transition may want to hire the services of a larger provider that is capable of offering these touches, as they could save money by working with a more established EMR provider.
October 24, 2011 | By Lawrence G |