Practice Technology

A year away from the October 2015 deadline for transitioning to the International Classification of Diseases-10th revision (ICD-10), physicians cannot assume another delay will happen, experts say. Now is the time to prepare in earnest.

The American Medical Association is calling on electronic health record (EHR) vendors to drastically improve the design and functionality of their systems, which have been a source of frustration for many of its members.

Fifty-six percent of physicians are already at Meaningful Use Stage 2 and 71% plan to reach Stage 3, but a majority don't think it increases productivity, according to a new survey by Deloitte.

The office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule Wednesday giving EHR vendors more flexibility with its testing and certification criteria

On September 9, Apple revealed the Apple Watch, saying it can help people lead healthier lives. It joins a growing list of new health innovations including Health and HealthKit, set launch in September.

Though once touted as time-savers, physicians in a recent survey reported losing an average of 48 minutes a day because of electronic health records (EHRs).

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid more than $24.8 billion in meaningful use incentive payments to providers and hospitals, according to a recent report.

Information about making the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 from CMS.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that it will conduct three weeks of ICD-10 testing.

The key to persuading patients to use your portal is developing a strategy based on communication and education, physicians say.

As physicians and coders transition to ICD-10, several coding and documentation issues will need to be addressed related to complications of pregnancy.

EHR patient portals allow patients to view their lab results online, but a new study questions whether they'll be able to decipher them.

Practices must establish social media guidelines to protect patient health information and the reputations of its physicians.

Although more providers are adopting them, EHRs’ potential for systemwide healthcare transformation has yet to be realized.

A key component of the public website that will list payments doctors receive from drug and medical device makers has been taken offline due to incorrect postings, one week after the AMA cited concerns and asked for a 6-month delay of the launch date.

Physicians are finding barriers to electronic information exchange difficult to overcome.

Physicians should understand the major changes for coding gastrointestinal ailments in the International Classification of Diseases-10th Revision.

EHR systems certified for Meaningful Use stage 2 are often unable to exchange patient data between providers, despite this being one of the requirements for attestation, EHR vendors and physician advocates told a government committee.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed in a final rule that October 1, 2015, will be the deadline for the implementation of ICD-10.

Some patients may be reluctant to divulge information when their physician uses an electronic health record (EHR) out of fear for their data’s security, according to a recent study.

Advanced analytics and healthcare information technology are vital components to successful accountable care organizations, according to a recent study.

From large national efforts to small practices, more physicians are experimenting with ways to reach patients through telemedicine.

Many healthcare organizations have little awareness of the risks associated with health IT.

Telehealth services can help primary care physicians reduce chronic pain through better monitoring and reduced opioid use, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Seventy percent of physicians now use electronic prescribing through their EHR, and in 2013, the number of prescriptions sent electronically topped 1 billion, according to the latest report from the ONC.

The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association is urging CMS and ONC not to make the same mistakes with meaningful use as it did with meaningful use 2.

Halfway through the 2014 reporting year, providers and hospitals are still struggling to achieve meaningful use stage 2.

The coming wave of biosensors and wearable devices will be a great benefit to doctors--provided they can make use of the data in a meaningful way.

This emerging business and clinical need has stimulated the growth of a class of technology that connects patients’ current medical status to physicians and other caregivers in hospitals and primary care practices.