If you are medical or surgical specialist, you’re probably groaning about the prospect of implementing some of the meaningful use criteria. According to an article on Healthcare Technology Online: Every one of the six core clinical quality measures (and most of the 38 additional clinical quality measures) are focused on primary care. Moreover, the recently-formed, […]
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More Pros and Cons of EMR
Although the implementation of EMR is becoming federally mandated, it is still an useful exercise to look at the pros-and-cons. Here is a concise summary from Physicians Practice from a legal perspective. Most of the ‘cons’ are cost-related, though practices can offset these significantly by qualifying for meaningful use incentives as well as for PQRI […]
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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), one of the two entities approved for certifying electronic health records (EHR) systems, has just announced the first wave of EHR/EMR products (33 for now) officially achieving Stage 1 certification. The ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 certification program tests and certifies that [a particular] EHR technology is capable of meeting […]
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From our partners at Software Advice comes this handy checklist for ARRA Meaningful Use Criteria that you can use for evaluating electronic medical records systems. Rate each system from 1 to 5 and add additional rows for your own specific criteria. CLICK HERE to download the ARRA Meaningful Use Criteria Spreadsheet
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Previously I discussed some of the terminology involved in the meaningful use rules for EMR financial incentives from the ARRA [Stimulus Bill], including the Core Set and Menu Set Objectives and Measures, and the timing of the incentive payments. For the purposes of this discussion, I am assuming that your practice is considering an official […]
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For those of you tasked with the actual implementation of electronic medical records in your practice or business – CIO, Director of IT, Administrator – here is a nice guide to EHR implementation courtesy of CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives). CLICK HERE to download the PDF Although it does present the topic from […]
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From the folks of AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) comes a nice and concise overview of the final rule of the Meaningful Use provisions for electronic medical records implementation. AHIMA is one of the largest associations of health information management (HIM) professionals and was founded in 1928 – which I am pretty sure pre-dates […]
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A report from American Medical News reports that hospitals are increasingly courting local physicians with free or subsidized EMR systems. Why? A recent report by the American Hospital Assn. on the effects of the recession found that 72% of hospitals reported a decline in the number of elective procedures, and 70% reported a drop in […]
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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 […]