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Tips to fine-tune your EHR to fit seamlessly into your practice workflow

This is the first time ONC has proposed an edition of certification criteria separate from Meaningful Use regulations.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had doled out more than $19 billion in meaningful use incentive payments. As the agency inches closer to its $27 billion budget, there’s evidence that it’s increasing its auditing activities. Physicians should assume they will be audited, and prepare accordingly.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added physician quality measures for diabetes and heart disease treatments to Physician Compare, the website designed to help patients select providers.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced changes to stage 2 and stage 3 of the Meaningful Use (MU) program designed to ease the burden on physicians already coping with many regulatory burdens.

The American Medical Association says it’s “deeply concerned” that a contingency plan has not been put in place if issues occur during ICD-10 testing this month.

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National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Karen DeSalvo challenged thousands of HIT professionals at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando to work collaboratively to build a truly interoperable EHR system.

The “hyper-politicized debate” about healthcare reform needs to shift to a thoughtful dialogue about evidence and data, according to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in addressing thousands of HIT professionals at the HIMSS 2014 conference in Orlando, Florida.

There will be no more delays to the October 1 deadline to implement the ICD-10 coding system.That was the message from CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner during Thursday’s keynote presentation to the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Aetna’s CEO Mark T. Bertolini both gave keynote addresses at this year's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Orlando, Florida. Here are some of the event's highlights.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that it will conduct end-to-end testing for Medicare claims submitted using the ICD-10 code set.

Are decision makers in the healthcare field ready to invest in and adopt the new mobile devices and technology that will link them to patients and other healthcare providers in the future?

Flipping the switch on your EHR system tests your staff’s productivity, relationship with patients, and the reliability of your new system

Has your medical practice received unexpected Medicare denials? Coding expert Renee Stantz helps to sort through the confusion, and she offers more advice for ICD-10 preparation.

During his keynote address at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference, Aetna’s CEO Mark T. Bertolini calls for transformative healthcare change focused on wellness, aligned incentives, and a crackdown on wasteful spending.

More patients are aware of websites that rate physicians, and they make a growing impact on which doctor they pick.

The costs to medical practices for implementing ICD-10 have been grossly underestimated, according to a recent study.

The vast majority of practices have done nothing to get ready for ICD-10 or are only "somewhat ready."

Another deadline for the $27 billion Medicare EHR Incentive Program has been extended by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Providers will now have until March 31, 2014, to submit their data for the 2013 reporting year.

A reader says that the business pressures of running a medical practice makes it no longer enjoyable.

Will reimbursement data on individual physicians lead to better healthcare or leave doctors exposed?

In today’s era of smart phones and tablets, the question is no longer whether physicians and their staff members should send text messages containing protected health information, but rather what is the safest way to do so.

Medical Economics collected hundreds of comments from physicians about electronic health record (EHR) systems. While respondents noted the benefits EHRs provide in functions such as e-prescribing and mobile applications, they say cumbersome systems have drained cash from their practices, and worsened patient care because of inefficiencies.

Probably the least understood and greatest exposure and risk for practices attesting to Meaningful Use (MU) is the need to complete a security risk analysis.

Like it or not, ICD-10-CM is coming in October, which means medical practices are going to have to code and document their physicians’ patient encounters with more detail and complexity, or they won’t get paid. To help physicians prepare, we highlight some examples of ICD-10-CM coding in action.

Why a national outcry from physicians on EHR cost, functionality, and customer satisfaction will shake the health information technology sector

Physicians, consultants, and vendors offer real-world advice on getting your EHR up and running.

Use the experience your practice gained during its first EHR implementation to make your new system work for you.

So, what’s really driving physician dissatisfaction with EHRs? These data tables guide you through the results of the exclusive Medical Economics survey.