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Advancing Care in Erosive Esophagitis: Towards a Path of Complete Healing
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Shaping the Management of COPD with Biologic Therapy
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Elevating Care for PAH: Applying Recommended Management Approaches to Maximize Outcomes
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Clinical Consultations™: Managing Depressive Episodes in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Type II
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Medical Crossfire®: Understanding the Advances in Bipolar Disease Treatment—A Comprehensive Look at Treatment Selection Strategies
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'REEL’ Time Patient Counseling: The Diagnostic and Treatment Journey for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type II – From Primary to Specialty Care
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‘REEL’ Time Patient Counseling™: Navigating the Complex Journey of Diagnosing and Managing Fabry Disease
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Clinical ShowCase™: Finding the Best Path Forward for Patients with COPD
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Managing ANCA-associated Vasculitis
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Exploring the Role of Novel Agents for the Management of IgA Nephropathy
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Patient, Provider & Caregiver Connection™: Implementing an Effective Management Plan to Improve Outcomes in IgA Nephropathy
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Reactions to Meaningful Use Rule
July 14th 2010So CMS listened to your comments and concerns and relaxed the EHR meaningful use requirements. But are some choice and a little flexibility enough to open the flood gates for implementation? Maybe not entirely, but it may encourage some procrastinators to get there more quickly.
Final Meaningful Use Rule Includes Choice, Relaxed Requirements
July 13th 2010CMS has relaxed the requirements and given providers some choice in how they achieve meaningful use of EHRs. The highly-anticipated final rule released today, which outlining the criteria for receiving federal incentive funding, includes several changes from the initial proposal.
Trendspotter: Physicians Remain Leery of EHRs, Despite Government Incentives
March 10th 2010The results of recent surveys suggest that a majority of physicians intend to buy electronic health record systems within the next few years. But software vendors interviewed at a recent annual meeting of health IT professionals aren’t yet seeing any stampede of doctors to acquire EHRs. And the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has expressed reservations about the ability of physician groups to meet the “meaningful use” criteria for government financial incentives. That casts some doubt on the eagerness of doctors to adopt EHRs.
Trendspotter: AMA To Give Small Practices a Helping Hand in Launching EHRs
March 3rd 2010Small physician practices are less likely than big groups to have electronic medical records-and there’s a reason that goes beyond cost. They lack the resources and the technical knowledge to implement these complex systems. The support and training that vendors offer is frequently inadequate, especially for physicians who aren’t especially computer-savvy. And the vendors freely admit that they don’t have sufficient staff to cope with the expected influx of new EHR buyers who want to show meaningful use by 2011, when the government incentives start flowing.