From our partners at Software Advice comes this resource on Medical Billing Software for Macs. Although the vast majority of practices use EMR and practice management systems that run on a Windows platform, increasingly more physicians are opting for software that runs on the Mac OS. They have a comparison of different software systems available. […]
EHR Electronic Health Records
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Guest Post: Emily Matthews Electronic medical records (EMRs) in the medical office setting are growing at a faster pace than ever before. With rapidly advancing technological features and integration capabilities, it doesn’t take a master’s degree to see that using EMRs allow for more efficient and profitable management of today’s medical practice. EMRs benefit you […]
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According to an article on Reuters Health, “Flagging medical errors through a system that emphasizes a lack of punishment and maintains anonymity yields more reports than a traditional method of reporting errors, a team of doctors has found.” After introducing the new system at a pediatric clinic in North Carolina, the number of reported mistakes […]
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From the HealthcareIT News blog comes an article on the top 10 things that readers hate about electronic medical records via a Twitter thread: It doesn’t measure up to paper It’s hard to use It doesn’t provide the basics It’s cumbersome It’s ineffective It doesn’t allow for patient interaction It doesn’t protect patient privacy It […]
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Most practices breathe a sigh of relief after their new EMR software is installed and running. But now comes the hard part: getting the staff and the doctors to accept and use it. The following is a list of ten “Commandments” borrowed from our practice administrator, Don Cushing M.Ed. MBA, who has years of experience […]
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From the Fox Group, a point by point overview for physician practices regarding the incentives, eligibility rules, and deadlines in the HITECH Act.
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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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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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Guest Post: Houston Neal According to an August 3 report, 2,246 eligible providers and 100 hospitals have successfully attested to meeting Meaningful Use (MU) criteria. Among these early adopters was Premier Family Physicians, a family practice here in Austin, Texas. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Kevin Spencer, a board-certified family […]