Below is an actual letter received – and almost thrown away – by an employee of a medical practice. They almost threw it away because it looked like junk mail. It turned out to be a letter from a RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) who was auditing their practice. They figured that the letter was purposefully […]
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Is Your Practice Ready To Go Paperless? There’s no doubt that the meaningful use incentive money, made available by the ARRA HITECH Act (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) is drawing a boatload of attention. Under this legislation, the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Center […]
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Computerized practice management systems appeared about thirty years ago. Their major selling point? To automate humans out of as many processes as possible to reduce error and improve efficiency. Medical practices are attempting to achieve those same goals through the use of electronic medical records (EMR) systems. But trying to eliminate humans entirely from the […]
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Yes, it is a commercial for GE Healthcare, but it is still cool to watch. And for those doctors trying to convince their partners about the benefits of electronic medical records (EMR), this video does list some additional points to consider. How much does an average doctor get to keep out of every dollar […]
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The Difference Between EMR & EHR Too many people use these terms interchangeably and they are not the same thing. Learn the difference between EMR (electronic medical records) & EHR (electronic health records) and how they relate to your medical practice (and impress your colleagues at parties with your new-found wisdom).
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One of the utopian goals of electronic medical records was the potential to help healthcare personnel make better clinical decisions. Think IBM’s “Watson” helping you with a difficult case, advising you every step of the way. Well, it turns out that that ideal is still a ways off into the future, an article on MedPageToday.com […]
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An article on UPI.com continues the debate on what effect the Healthcare Reform Act will have on employers. Will they put off hiring new employees to stay under the magic number of 50 workers, thus avoiding the employer coverage mandate? According to Richard L. Kaplan, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign law professor and expert […]
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MPT Podcast 31 – Why Everyone in Your Practice Needs to Know Coding, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com. Ms. Whaley explains why it is important for all employees and doctors need to be on the same page when it comes to medical coding. This Issue (7:32): Why everyone in your practice needs to […]
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The Latest EMR and Meaningful News from Blogs and Social Media 10/17/2011 From Jim Tate, Meaningful Use Expert: Do Specialists have to meet all meaningful use objectives … There are two questions from Eligible Professional specialists about the CMS EHR Incentives that I’m asked over and over again. Today, let’s answer one of them and […]
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On a recent KevinMD blog post, Pamela Wible MD talks about a woman who has decided to bill her doctor for being late, at $47/hour. This issue has even reached the level of national news channels. And following the post is a healthy debate, mostly from physicians who aren’t very sympathetic to the woman in […]