Meaningful Use Webinar

Join us on Tuesday, June 4 at 12 p.m. EST for a free, live webinar on your medical practice and proving "meaningful use" of your EHR. Robert Anthony of CMS will share specific meaningful use measures and identify what changes need to be made by your medical practice to continue receiving EHR Incentive payments in 2013 and beyond.

Registration is required to attend this event. Click here for details.

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The Case for Making Meaningful Use Sustainable

Conference Report | October 24, 2012 | MGMA12, Meaningful Use, EHR, Operations

By Marisa Torrieri

Many practices struggle to sustain the changes they made in Stage One. Here's how not to be one of them.

Mining EHR and PM Data to Improve Outcomes, Financial Success

Conference Report | October 23, 2012 | MGMA12, Health IT, EHR, Practice Management Systems

By Marisa Torrieri

Most practices don’t use data that’s available through EHRs, practice management systems, and other technology to their advantage. Here’s how.

Why Medical Practices Scrimp on EHR Training But Shouldn’t

Blog | May 23, 2013 | EHR, Health IT, Meaningful Use, Training

By Marisa Torrieri

Training may be one of the biggest barriers to full EHR buy-in from clinicians, study says.

Moving to Stage 2 of Meaningful Use

May 21, 2013 | Meaningful Use, EHR, Health IT, Healthcare Reform

This live webinar on June 4 will explore key differences between Stage 1 and Stage 2 requirements for meaningful use with Robert Anthony of CMS.

Growing HIPAA Threat – Ignore Windows XP at Your Own Peril

Blog | May 21, 2013 | EHR, HIPAA, Health IT, Law & Malpractice

By Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS

Chances are good that you have some major ticking software time bombs lurking in your medical practice's computer environment, namely Windows XP and Server 2003.

Why EHRs are Data Systems, Not Information Systems

Blog | May 20, 2013 | EHR, Health IT

By Daniel Essin, MA, MD

Physicians have medical information in their mind, but the EHR cannot access it, so the unhappy task of extracting data from information falls on providers.

What Physicians Can Learn from the Allscripts EHR Lawsuit

Blog | May 16, 2013 | EHR, Law & Malpractice

By Marisa Torrieri

Lawsuit prompts question: What should physicians do to ensure they end up with a great EHR instead of buyer’s remorse?

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How Big Data is Changing Healthcare Forever
May 10, 2013 | Technology, EHR, Operations, Patient Relations
By Bob Keaveney
What is "big data" and how is it being deployed in American medical practices and health systems to improve the quality of care? This short video explains how physicians are already using data in their management of patients, and what health IT experts believe is likely to happen next.
Physician Technology Needs in an ACO
Conference Report | March 28, 2013 | HIMSS13, ACO, HIMSS13, EHR, Technology
Internist Gregory Spencer, an ACO participant and a presenter at the HIMSS13 Conference, discusses technology tools critical to ACO success.
Ben Carson, MD: Health IT Beneficial, If Handled Responsibly
Conference Report | October 17, 2012 | MGMA12, Health IT, Patient Relations, EHR, HIPAA
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson says there is no question health IT is extremely useful in saving healthcare dollars and is a major contributor of industry change today.
Meaningful Use: Stage 2 Regulations Overview
August 30, 2012 | Meaningful Use, EHR
Want a complete overview of Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs? Learn everything you need to know here.