by Abraham Whaley | Nov 8, 2011 | 2.0 Tuesday, Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Social Media
At Manage My Practice, we have always been fascinated by the opportunities created when innovation and technical advancements are applied to the Healthcare system. The intersection of technology and medical practice has always been one of the most exciting spaces in...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 8, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records
Some of worst horror stories in healthcare operations right now have to do with the failure of Electronic Health Record, (or EHR) installations. The high rate of EHR failures is being compounded by the pressure to attest in 2011 and start recouping some money...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 2, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
Today, PhysiciansPractice sponsored a webinar with CMS’s Robert Anthony on the topic of “Meaningful Use Stage 1.” Robert Anthony is a Health Insurance Specialist in the Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) at the Centers for Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 17, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
First the facts on what has taken place so far in the 2011 EHR Incentive Programs. As of June 30th, the total of Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments is over $94 million. As of June 30th, over $166 million has been paid in Medicaid EHR incentives since the program...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 13, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records
Most managers long for the end of paper charts and the day when all of our data is at our fingertips. Lost charts waste so much time and effort in the practice that an EMR seems destined to offer major improvements in efficiency. But getting converted from paper...
