Tech Tips (189)
MediBid Creates New Options
- Monday, 04 January 2010
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
Without a doubt, one of the major concerns for any physician in practice is controlling the overall cost of running a practice. Many physicians feel that too much time is spent watching revenue streams, preparing paperwork and dealing with insurance companies instead of treating patients.
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Mobile Access to Personal Health Records
- Tuesday, 15 December 2009
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
Personal health records are becoming more prevalent as patients take control of their medical records. One of the reason patients like PHRs is their portability and accessibility. Physicians are now familiar with patients sending their personal health records from web sites such as Google Health and Microsoft’s Health vault and it is no longer strange to ask for the patient’s medical history and receive a USB drive.
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Practice Fusion
- Monday, 23 November 2009
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
There isn’t a doctor alive, who isn’t feeling the push to convert to electronic health records. Still, no matter how many financial incentives and government time limits are set there are physicians who feel that the initial cost and the inevitable problems found in such a massive conversion outweigh the benefits. One electronic health record vendor is addressing these concerns.
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Social Networking Tools: Is Healthcare Ready for Twitter and Facebook
- Tuesday, 10 November 2009
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- Written by Cynthia Atoji
Who is using Facebook and Twitter in healthcare? And how can these social media tools be plied by hospitals and physicians? While novel online platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs are all the buzz among marketers, only 10 percent of healthcare systems have some type of social media outlet.
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HIPAA & HITECH
- Monday, 09 November 2009
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
Recently the Department of Health and Human Services announced an interim final rule that effectively increases the monetary penalties that are levied against providers violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Taking Personal Health Records to the Next Level
- Tuesday, 27 October 2009
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
Earlier this month Google Health unveiled its new telehealth service. Google’s telehealth service works along the same lines as other telehealth programs. The patient consults with a doctor remotely via the phone, email or video conference. What makes Google Health’s program unique is that it employs the MDLiveCare platform.
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Interview with Fujitsu at the 2009 MGMA Conference
- Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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MedTech Journal talks with Fujitsu’s Imaging Products Group about the challenges practices face when implementing document management and how to ease into the process from the floor of the 2009 MGMA Conference in Denver. Read more...
Who is the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission?
- Tuesday, 13 October 2009
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
Recently, the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) posted updated criteria for its accreditation program and invited the public to comment on it. The nine programs up for review range from Application Service Provider-Electronic Health Records to HNAP Medical Billers.
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Much-ado over the definition of “meaningful use” of EHRs
- Tuesday, 29 September 2009
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- Written by Cynthia Atoji
Much-ado over the definition of “meaningful use” of EHRs continues. Upon these two words depend both the type of products that will be implemented in physician offices, and the type of standards necessary to qualify for stimulus dollars. For example, if meaningful use is defined as e-prescribing, then, of course, an e-prescribing feature will be a necessary part of a complete EHR.
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Athenahealth and HITECH
- Monday, 28 September 2009
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- Written by Jennifer Flaten
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) act, a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act was put in place earlier this year. HITECH designates $33 billion to healthcare IT. One of most talked about provision in the act is that it allows payments to providers that demonstrate “meaningful use” of a certified electronic health record.
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