A recent post on the Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog reported on an interview with a professor of law and bioethics who believes that electronic medical records will bring on a whole host of liability issues for medical practitioners.
EHR Electronic Health Records
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According to a report on FierceEMR.com, the CMS has announced that by July 14 it will release its final ruling on the EMR “meaningful use” standards which will finally spell out just how healthcare providers can become eligible for the HITECH (Healthcare Information for Electronic and Clinical Health) Act financial incentive payments. In addition, it […]
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One of the most common questions we get is, “How to we qualify for the financial incentives for EMR implementation?” Even so, we would think this should be everyone’s number one question. After all, the costs of both the EMR software and the associated hardware are not insignificant. Who is going to pay for all […]
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As if physicians didn’t have enough to concern themselves with regards to HIPAA, new healthcare legal guidelines are about to make things much more complicated. But first, let’s take a closer look at the regulations regarding the protection of patient information. Legislation. HIPAA (the Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act) has provisions requiring the safeguarding […]
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EMR Update 7 – HIPAA, HITECH, and Protecting Your Patients’ Information This Issue: What is data-at-rest vs data-in-motion? What do the new HITECH Act provisions mean to your medical practice? What are potential penalties for violating the HIPAA regulations? What proactive measures can you take to protect yourself and your practice?
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Some say that creating legislation is like making sausage: it’s not a pretty thing to see (see The Inside Scoop on Healthcare Reform). And while there is no guarantee that the bill that was recently signed will ultimately go forward in its present form, here is a useful graphic to give you an overview of […]
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EMR Implementation – How do you stack up against your colleagues? We’ll post the results in a week or so. Click the Next button after you answer each question [SURVEYS 1]
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One of my partners asked if our practice could use free GMail instead of replacing our old and failing mail server (not free) and having to purchase the licensing for the Microsoft software (definitely not free). When I looked into it, it turned out to be a bit more complicated than just deciding between a […]
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Although written two years ago, a post by Vince Kuraitis on the e-CareManagement blog seems timely: “Google Health promises to simutaneously create and dominate the market for next generation personal health records (PHRs). There is nothing else in our solar system or in the entire universe like it.” What follows is an extensive analysis