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Practice Fusion · January 10, 2014
EHR Update: An improved ordering workflow for labs and imaging
Today, we’re streamlining your workflow for ordering labs and imaging studies within Practice Fusion. If you’re currently connected to a lab, you’ll see it as an option in the vendor list on the ordering screen when it becomes available for ordering. Continue
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Dr. Richard Loomis, MD · January 10, 2014
ICD-10 Transition: How EHRs play a role
The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is hard on small practices, not only because ICD-9 is deeply rooted in our healthcare system, but also because modifying existing systems to be compatible with the new code set is technically difficult. Continue
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Practice Fusion · January 8, 2014
7 exam room hacks for a better clinical environment
Are we leveraging the potential therapeutic benefit of our surroundings? Space and exam room environment shouldn’t be an afterthought and can be made more beautiful by creating opportunities to engage patients and access technology. Continue
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Practice Fusion · January 7, 2014
Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs): Measuring and Monitoring Healthcare Quality
Clinical quality measures, also called CQMs, are tools that help us measure and monitor the quality of healthcare and the contribution of healthcare services toward improved health outcomes. In the past, quality measures primarily used data that came from claims, but as technology has improved... Continue
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Contributing Writer · December 23, 2013
Tips for transitioning to paperless medical records
This post was written in conjunction with Moataz Giurgius, MD., who completely digitized his small practice. Continue