Is it just me, or are you also having a difficult time believing 2013 is half over? As summer gets started and the days of oppressive heat approach, I thought we might discuss that timeless favorite … [Read more...]
Patient Engagement: Ready or Not!
One of the messages I delivered at last week’s Acumen Users Conference was related to the importance of patient engagement in both the second stage of meaningful use and in the Physician … [Read more...]
Acumen Users Conference: A Smashing Success
Last week we held our second annual Acumen Users Conference. Hugh, Megan and Karva truly outdid themselves, as the conference was an overwhelming success. The venue for the event in Coronado was … [Read more...]
The 2014 eRx Penalty: It’s Not Too Late
Regular readers of this blog may be delighted to learn this could be my last post related to the CMS eRx incentive program. Why? Next year is the last year the program will exist, and in 2014 there … [Read more...]
EHR Conversions: Are We There Yet?
Last week I had the pleasure of helping one of my kids move across the country. We spent quite a bit of windshield time together on this journey, solving the world’s problems as father and son will do … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Audits: A Necessary Evil?
I have received a number of inquiries from both customers and colleagues on the topic of meaningful use (MU) audits. As part of the program, CMS is required to audit a sample of both hospitals and … [Read more...]
Weddings and EHRs
Well, spring has definitely sprung and the wedding season is in full bloom. A couple of years ago I mentioned in this forum an intriguing analogy I came across related to marriage and EHR adoption. … [Read more...]
EHRs and Upcoding: Chicken or Egg?
While I was away last week a colleague forwarded an article that addresses an issue receiving increasing attention. As the CMS meaningful use program gains traction and a larger number of providers … [Read more...]
