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 Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 12, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
(PQRS) AM News Reports 2012 Last Year for Physicians to Voluntarily Report Quality Data (jump to story) (PQRS & eRX) National Provider Call: Claims-Based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (jump to...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 7, 2012 | Amazing Customer Service, Memes, Practice Marketing
Who Is Press Ganey and why are they measuring patient satisfaction? In 1979, Irwin Press, PhD focused his interest on the modern patient experience, the study of which would lead him to become known as a patient satisfaction expert. In 1984, Dr. Press introduced the...