EMR Implementation & HITECH Act Blog
A blog for doctors and medical office staff seeking assistance with EMR and the HITECH Act.
Tag Archives: HITECH Physician Incentives
2010
Research Shows That Electronic Medical Records Save Babies’ Lives
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We talk a lot in this blog about the financial aspects of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), and with good reason – they can entail a substantial investment in time and money. But it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the purpose of all that investment – to save lives.
2010
MIPPA Provides Incentives for E-Prescribing
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American health care providers write close to 3 billion prescriptions per year, according to a number of estimates, with about 80% of them being written by hand. A recent study conducted by the Weill Cornell Medical School in New York found that about 4 of every 10 handwritten prescriptions had an error while the rate of errors found in electronic prescriptions is around one-seventh of that, or about 6%.
2010
Ten Keys To A Successful CPOE Implementation
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One of the keys to achieving meaningful use and thus being able to qualify for federal incentive payments for the implementation of EMRs is the use of Computerized Physician Order Entry. What exactly is CPOE and how can it be implemented successfully?
Filed under: CPOE, EMR, Electronic Medical Records, Implementation
Tagged: CPOE, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, EMR Implementation, HITECH Physician Incentives
2009
The HITECH Act: Just What Is Meaningful Use?
According to the HITECH Act, physicians are eligible to receive up to $44,000 in total incentives per physician for “meaningful use” of a certified Electronic Medical Record (EMR) starting in 2011. But just what is meaningful use?
In his June 2009 speech to a Health Information Technology symposium, Dr. David Blumenthal said, “Meaningful use is going to be an evolving concept.” Being President Obama’s point man for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, Dr. Blumenthal should know. He continues by describing the HITECH Act’s meaningful use concept as a method to “set goals about health care, and not about information technology.”
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Filed under: HITECH Act, Meaningful Use
Tagged: HITECH Act, HITECH and HIPAA, HITECH Implementation, HITECH Physician Incentives, Meaningful Use
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