Our health system has experienced an unprecedented change in the past decade. A mere 8 years ago in 2008, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (2016) reported … [Read more...]
The Anatomy of a Certified EHR: What to Expect in 2018
No, your eyes are not betraying you…this week’s blog topic is not on MACRA, MIPs, or APMs! With a long holiday weekend coming to a close, I thought I would give you a bit of a reprieve from the MACRA … [Read more...]
The Future of EHRs: Back to Basics?
If I had a dime for every time I heard someone in the medical field complain about tedious data entry in their EHR, let’s just say I would have a lot of dimes. This complaint isn’t new, in fact over … [Read more...]
Regulation vs Innovation: The Battles of a Certified EHR in a Meaningful Use World
In the past five years, EHR technology vendors and providers have been struggling with the numerous regulatory requirements, from PQRS and eRx programs to Meaningful Use, value-based modifiers, ICD-10 … [Read more...]
Crossing the EHR Chasm: Putting an End to Information Blocking
Just about every summer when I was growing up my parents piled us in the station wagon to drive from our home in northwest Florida to my paternal grandparent’s row house in Philadelphia. During one … [Read more...]
Certified!
Earlier this month, Acumen reached an important milestone. The company received notice that its flagship product, Acumen EHR, had been granted 2014 Edition Ambulatory Complete EHR certification. … [Read more...]
