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(as defined by HIMSS- Health Information and Management Systems Society) -not yet defined for ambulatory care Must have all ancillary systems online - Lab, radiology, & pharmacy (Stage 1) Must be leveraging a clinical data repository (Stage 2) Utilizing clinical...
The HIT components of the stimulus package ”” collectively labeled HITECH are: Funding to the Office of the National Coordinator of HIT (ONCHIT) HIT adoption incentives through Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement Comparative effectiveness research for the Agency for...
The electronic record of health-related information on an individual that is created, gathered, managed, and consulted by licensed clinicians and staff from a single organization who are involved in the individual’s health and care (as defined by NAHIT, the National...
The aggregate electronic record of health-related information on an individual that is created and gathered cumulatively across more than one health care organization and is managed and consulted by licensed clinicians and staff involved in the individual’s health and...
Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) compares treatments and strategies to improve health. For CER, HITECH provides $300M for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $400M for the National Institutes of Health, and $400M for the Office of the Secretary of...
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology is a private organization that certifies EMRs and EHRs based on 475 criteria spanning functionality, interoperability and security. CCHIT does not evaluate ease of use of products, financial viability of...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also called “The Stimulus Package” or “The Stimulus Bill.” Of the $850B in the bill, $51B is pegged for the health care industry and $19B of that will be used to incent medical practices to adopt EMRs/EHRs.
I know many people are having trouble understanding how Twitter could be relevant to a medical practice. Here's a list that might help. 1. Tweet patients when doctor is running late. 2. Tweet doctor when patient is running late. 3. Tweet staff to remind them of staff...
ARRA: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also called "The Stimulus Package" or "The Stimulus Bill." Of the $850B in the bill, $51B is pegged for the health care industry and $19B of that will be used to incent medical practices to adopt EMRs/EHRs....
Whether the title is manager, medical practice manager, physician practice manager, administrator, practice administrator, executive director, office manager, CEO, COO, director, division manager, department manager, or any combination thereof, with some exceptions,...
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