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Contributing Writer · March 18, 2011
The Top healthcare blogs to understand the industry
As the social media gal for Practice Fusion, a good portion of my day is spent reading blogs, news articles and forum discussions. You’d be surprised that most of what others are looking for in a blog is the same thing I search for throughout...
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Contributing Writer · March 3, 2011
Mobile health and EMRs
Mobile Health (mHealth) is an emerging hot topic in Health IT, and was certainly one of the buzz items at the recent HIMSS conference in Orlando. Mobile devices, such as smartphones, iPads and other touch-tablets are entering the market, and by their sheer popularity are...
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Contributing Writer · March 1, 2011
Achieving Meaningful Use of EHRs – what do I need to do?
How will my Electronic Health Record (EHR) help me get to EHR Incentive (“Meaningful Use”) money? This question has been asked repeatedly by physicians who are in the process of deciding upon, or implementing an EHR in their practice.
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Contributing Writer · February 22, 2011
Is the version of your EHR the Certified one?
Is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system you are using in your practice the Certified version? Physicians who have invested in EHR systems already are now realizing the impact of this question.
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Contributing Writer · February 17, 2011
Medicare now covers wellness exams under the Welcome to Medicare code
For as long as the Medicare program has been in existence, coverage for wellness and preventive-care examination have not been part of the traditional benefit. Fee-for-service Medicare had focused on illness-care and chronic disease management. Much of its budget was spent in hospital care, as...
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