by Abraham Whaley | Mar 18, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
Meaningful Use (MU) Meaningful Use is the phrase used in the 2009 HITECH Act to describe the standard providers must achieve to receive incentive payments for purchasing and implementing an EHR system. The term meaningful use combines clinical use of the EHR (i.e....
by Abraham Whaley | May 14, 2012 | 2.0 Tuesday, General
As managers, providers and employees, we always have to be looking ahead at how the technology on our horizon will affect how our organizations administer health care. In the spirit of looking forward to the future, we present “2.0 Tuesday”, a feature on...
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 | 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...
