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Contributing Writer · May 10, 2011
What is Clinical Decision Support? Fulfilling the CDS requirement for Meaningful Use
Clinical Decision Support is one of the criteria needed to demonstrate Meaningful Use and access bonus money from the CMS EHR Incentive Program. Yet, the term is fairly vague, and means different things to different people.
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Contributing Writer · May 5, 2011
EHR Incentive Payment Schedule: When do I get my Meaningful Use money?
The EHR Incentive Program (“ Meaningful Use”) will pay Eligible Providers an incentive bonus for demonstrating “meaningful use of certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology,” beginning in 2011. But when and how will these payments take place?
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Contributing Writer · May 4, 2011
Extraordinary Doctors Doing Extraordinary Things
Starting today, I will shed some light on (and maybe even stir up a round of applause for) some of the Practice Fusion users who inspire us. Each user we profile in our new series “Extraordinary Doctors Doing Extraordinary Things”, will be someone who provides...
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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...
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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...
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