by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 14, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
Steps to digging under the meaning of EMR certification: Click to see the most recent alphabetical list (by product name not company) of all products certified here. Find the company or companies you are using or are considering using. Check that the exact name...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 3, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records
Everybody has been holding their breath to see which EHR software will pass the ONC-ATCB (Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare IT – Authorized Testing & Certification Body) 2011/2012 certification. Some will buy a system based on this...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 7, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
NOTE: Read my latest post on how to register and attest for the EHR Incentive Programs here. Where Did the Idea of Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records Come From? The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed by President Obama on February 17,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 12, 2009 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
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...
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...
