Last week CMS announced that the Medicare incentive payments for successful participation in the EHR incentive program were being distributed. One week later my wife’s practice received an $18,000 EHR … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: May 27, 2011
Data Mining, EHRs Help Target Dangerous Drug Combo Data mining and electronic health records helped researchers at some of the country’s most prestigious universities discover a dangerous side effect … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: May 20, 2011
Do Electronic Medical Records Need a Bottom-Up Approach? Should electronic medical records be rolled out chiefly according to the needs of physicians and other providers? That’s the question debated … [Read more...]
Making Go-Live a Non-Event
In this post by guest blogger, Barbara Cannon, RN, you’ll understand how a “go–live” date for your EHR or other healthcare technology can simply be part of a smooth adoption process. Barbara is Senior … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: May 13, 2011
No Easy Fix for Nephrology 'Brain Drain' The field of nephrology needs to get creative in making itself more appealing to young medical students, researchers say. Interest in the field has been waning … [Read more...]
Acumen Medical Advisory Board
During the past few years I have had the privilege of holding a ring-side seat as our company has evolved from a small entrepreneurial startup into a mature software company. A valuable part of this … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Attestation Arrives (Almost)
Last week CMS announced the meaningful use attestation process will be available on April 18. With this announcement, CMS has provided an early glimpse into the attestation process. This announcement … [Read more...]
The e-Prescribing Penalty: A Snake in the Grass?
At the annual RPA meeting last week in Washington, D.C., I entertained several questions related to the CMS e-prescribing penalty. I have described this penalty in other venues and in this blog. … [Read more...]
