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• E-Prescribing: We Haven't Reached The Pot Of Gold Yet

  10/7/2016

  For many years, e-prescribing loomed as an over-the-rainbow, off-in-the-distance goal. Spurred on by government initiatives such as the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (also known as the “eRx incentive” program) and the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (also known as “meaningful use”), e-prescribing has finally become the norm. By Dewey Howell, MD, Vice President of Clinical Applications, First Databank (FDB)

• Banks And Innovative IT: Healthcare's New Power Couple

  11/29/2016

  Banks have traditionally played a critical role in serving the healthcare industry. They are payment aggregators, digital and paper lockboxes, data normalizers, systems of record, and more. By Deborah Theobald, CEO, Vecna

• EHRs Add To IT Headaches For Healthcare Organizations

  7/31/2019

  The use of electronic health records (EHRs) is supposed to be making healthcare safer and more efficient. Many experts and clinicians say digital patient records are instead compromising safety, lowering efficiency, burdening clinicians and straining maxed-out IT infrastructures.

• Vanguard Urologic Institute Reduces Patient Wait Times Via Self-Service

  1/18/2011

  This case study highlights how a self-service kiosk registration solution allowed Vanguard Urologic Institute to reduce average patient wait times to 2 minutes, versus the national average of 21.3 minutes.
• Dual Coding: Shifting Focus To Root Operations

  1/7/2015

  As more hospitals undertake dual coding in advance of ICD-10, evidence is emerging that suggests clinical documentation may not be the only weak link in the transition. Many are discovering that coders are struggling with the correct selection of the 31 PCS root operations. Dual coding programs are highlighting for many facilities the significant need for advanced PCS training, especially in cardiovascular, muscular skeletal, and obstetrics. A recent pilot undertaken by Amphion revealed more than half of the surgical procedure code errors were attributed to the incorrect selection of the “root operation.” By Minnette Terlep, BS, RHIT, VP of business development and chief compliance officer, Amphion Medical Solutions

• Quality Management System: Why It Matters And Its Impact On Patient Outcomes

  12/8/2017

  Our industry has begun to initiate another important phase in patient healthcare. The HITECH Act outlined the intended plans for the adoption of electronic health records through meaningful use. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR Incentive programs have evolved into three stages of “Meaningful Use” with their own goals, priorities, and their own final rule. The last stage of the CMS Meaningful Use program, Stage 3, is on track to commence January 1, 2018. During this final phase the Quality Management System (QMS) specification, which was optional in Stage 2, will become a requirement.