by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 8, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
Since first hitting the market in January 2010, the iPad and its successors have been somewhat of an anomaly in healthcare technology. Outside of cutting edge clinical treatments, the healthcare industry normally lags behind other sectors in adopting new technology....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 21, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding
Recently, my friend Bob approached me with an idea. He has decided that he wants to become a medical coder. When he first told me he was interested in exploring coding as a career, I didn’t really think he knew what he was talking about. As Bob itemized the reasons...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 12, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement
CMS will host a national provider call on the upcoming mandatory accreditation program for all suppliers that furnish the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging on Thursday, June 23, 2011 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EST. Subject matter experts will...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 25, 2009 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Learn This: Technology Answers
An excellent article on EHRs and CCHIT was pointed out to me recently and I thought I’d pass it along to my readers. To answer the question “What is CCHIT?”, the site SoftwareAdvice says this: CCHIT is a private, non-profit organization formed to...
