Top 5 Ways EHRs Help the Bottom Line
The steep cost of electronic health record systems in today’s market makes seeing a return on investment that much more important. Luckily, there are a few basic ways to see financial gains after implementing an EHR.
Meaningful Use in Year Two and Beyond: Informing the Efforts of RECs
Physicians and other eligible health care professionals have shown broad interest in the meaningful use incentive program, but non-financial barriers, including time and information constraints, environmental and organizational factors, and social and psychological obstacles, still persist.
CMS Lays Out How to Appeal Meaningful Use Decisions
Physicians who believe they were given an incorrect bonus or who were deemed ineligible for Medicare meaningful use incentive pay can file for reconsideration.
5 Stages of EHR Maturity and Patient Collaboration
As patient-centered business models become increasingly popular, the EHR is also shifting into a vital part of the success of these organizations.
Outcry Over Disabled Girl’s Transplant Care Renews Eligibility Debate
A parent’s anguished online plea for an organ transplant for her developmentally disabled daughter and new research on kidney transplantation eligibility among elderly patients have refocused attention on the vexing decisions that face physicians who determine which patients are suitable for transplantation.
Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg: In Memoriam
Dr. Hans-Dietrich Polaschegg, the father of modern dialysis and leading player in the development of the technical and safety standards for dialysis equipment, died last Friday, February 3, at age 69.
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