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Contributing Writer · September 8, 2011
Meaningful Use is a Team Effort
The federal EHR Incentive program (Meaningful Use) earmarks incentive money for clinicians to “meaningfully use certified EHR technology.” The first stage of this process is focused mainly on getting clinicians used to having a computer screen in front of them, rather than a paper chart,...
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Contributing Writer · September 6, 2011
HIPAA Breaches: Small-scale snooping is most common
Privacy and security of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are pivotal to widespread acceptance and adoption of these technologies. The federal government as well as many other sources are encouraging the uptake of EHRs, yet concern over the security of such records remains an issue for...
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Contributing Writer · August 22, 2011
Take Meaningful Use Action: Check Drug Interaction Settings
It is very easy to fulfill the drug interaction check requirement for Meaningful Use. Practice Fusion enables drug-drug and drug allergy alerts by default. As long as these alerts are enabled for the entirety of your 90 day Meaningful Use reporting period, you fulfill this...
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Contributing Writer · July 26, 2011
Clinical Quality Measures: Private payer, PQRS and Meaningful Use
Clinical quality can be measured. And, if the measures used are done right, measuring quality can make a difference in health outcomes. However, the devil is in the details.
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Contributing Writer · July 20, 2011
EHR Meaningful Use: Core Measures 10 and 11
Meaningful EHR Use requirements can be very confusing. The main issue is the extensive amount of data that providers encounter and a lack of easily understandable and actionable steps. In this series of blog posts, I will address some of the major questions I have...
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