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Change is something you cannot avoid forever. Especially in healthcare. In today’s healthcare scene, there are many changes coming down the pipe. From Meaningful Use to ICD-10, to the age of social media, the changes are all around us, staring us in the face at times.... Read More

Meaningful Use – A Challenge in 2015 For those who have already implemented an EHR, Meaningful Use Stage 2 focuses new efforts on patient access to personal health data and emphasizes the exchange of health information between patient and providers. Stage 2 also imposes... Read More

This mistake with healthcare technology is made over and over despite so much evidence that it never works; buying it, finding space to physically put it, and then continuing to operate exactly the same. Healthcare technology is more than a physical computer, tablet or lap top.... Read More

Meaningful Use Incentive Payments are at the forefront when it comes to decisions to be made in a healthcare practice.  “CMS is making available up to $27 billion in EHR incentive payments, or as much as $44,000 (through Medicare) or $63,750 (through Medicaid) per eligible health... Read More

What is the real ICD-10 status? Since every practice is different, it stands to reason that every status is different. Or, are we all more or less in the same boat? A recent survey showed surprising readiness results for ICD-10. However a further look at those numbers shows quite... Read More

Do you know what ONC represents? Do you know the meaning of interoperability? Do you know what API is and how it relates to healthcare EHRs? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a staff division within the U.S. Department of Health and... Read More

An email from a vendor came the other day saying that their tools were designed to make conversion to ICD 10 easier.  So my interest peaked until the reality sunk in that it was really just a sales ploy. The reality is that conversion to ICD 10 is complex and requires months of... Read More

The Affordable Care Act now requires that preventive care visits and preventive services, including lab work, be provided without any deductible payment. While it may appear to be a great idea for wellness centered care, it presents patients (particularly those with... Read More

Those elbow or neck deep in the implementation of an EHR would definitely never miss this BIG news announcement that came out last Friday. The Meaningful Use Stage 2 deadline has been pushed back one year. As one may expect, the Stage 3 dealine is also being pushed back as a... Read More

In a recent article, there were some bold, but accurate, statements made in regard to the changes within the healthcare industry. “IT leaders will be at the forefront of helping their organizations adjust the the changes in the healthcare industry.” True and accurate.... Read More