• Contributing Writer · May 3, 2011

  Meaningful Use criteria: Record demographics drill down

  For clinicians to become eligible for EHR Incentive Program(“Meaningful Use”) payments, a number of criteria must be achieved. There are 15 core measures, and 10 “menu” items from which a clinician must choose 5. Some measures have exclusions, as they may not pertain to a... Continue

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• Contributing Writer · April 26, 2011

  Transition from paper to an EHR

  We often get wound up in the details of how a particular Electronic Health Record (EHR) system functions, and how it helps us demonstrate Meaningful Use – so much so that we sometimes take for granted the difficult transition from paper to a digital platform... Continue

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• Contributing Writer · April 21, 2011

  Meaningful Use Cinical Quality Measures simplified

  Reporting Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) is only one of the fifteen core Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for EHR incentives. The measure simply requires providers to attest that they did or did not report ambulatory clinical quality measures to CMS. What does this mean... Continue

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• Contributing Writer · April 16, 2011

  TED Talks Medical: Should Electronic Medical Records feature Geographical History?

  There’s something about the TEDMED talks that just captivate my imagination and boggle my mind. These people come from all walks of life, from all over the globe, all with a story that has produced a creation that sometimes is so outside of the box,... Continue

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• Practice Fusion · April 15, 2011

  Using an Apple iPad or Mac for your EHR system

  Does your office appreciate the quality and design of the iPad, MacBook or iMac? Are you nervous if your mission-critical EHR software technology will work with your new Apple product? If you already use or plan on using Practice Fusion, you’ve got a big head... Continue

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