n this interview podcast, Fred Pennic of HIT Consultant speaks with Cameron Deemer, President at Dr First about the integrated HIT suite of solutions, DrFirst Defender, Meaningful Use, and emerging trends (mhealth, accountable care, telehealth) . This is part 1 of a 3 part podcast series with Cameron...
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In a perfect world, healthcare providers would reach to the bookshelf and pull out a copy of “Attestation Made Easy”. It would guide providers through the ins and outs of attesting to Meaningful Use (MU) of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, and would return to practicing medicine. Unfortunately...
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In 2011, Medicaid began reimbursing for the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR). Many providers have been hesitant at installing complete systems and overhauling their entire practices, but there are ways to take advantage of the incentives and the benefits provided by EHR. Providers who...
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The CMS released a video response to their attestation directive. It’s a tutorial designed to explain, step-by-step, the registration process for meaningful use incentives. Explaining registration in video format can be helpful, but sometimes the office demands of a busy practice make viewing it...
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When it comes to receiving Meaningful Use incentives, the biggest concern most practices have is the cost to become compliant. According to a study by ‘Health Affairs’ published this month, 69% of those asked had concerns about the costs involved in demonstrating Meaningful Use. Close to half of the...
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Is the stress of understanding and meeting Meaningful Use requirements creating greater turnovers for physicians? HealthSystemCIO, an online-only publication targeted to healthcare CIOs, believes so. In a study released this month, they claim, “65% say their staffs are under ‘excessive strain” due to...
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