National Report Shows Surge in E-prescribing among Health Practitioners
By the end of 2011, 58 percent of office-based physicians were using e-prescribing, with solo practitioners contributing the most significant growth, according to Surescripts.
Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rules Sharply Criticized by Physicians
The American Medical Association and state and specialty societies call for less aggressive criteria in the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program.
EHR Best Practices: Adopting a Health IT Culture (Pt I)
Going live with EHR technology is a disruption of standard practice; it demands a wide and deep commitment to change so that an EHR system can truly factor in to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.
CMS Lists Names of EHR Incentive Recipients
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published the names, business phone numbers, and business addresses of Medicare providers that have demonstrated meaningful use of an electronic health record and received an incentive payment as of March 2012.
GAO: Doctors Should Submit More Data to Get Meaningful Use Money
Physicians soon could be required to submit more documentation to CMS to validate whether they are authorized to receive meaningful use bonuses. CMS is taking the recommendation into consideration as it prepares to conduct audits on practices.
America Faces Organ Transplant Deficit as Donors Become Too Fat to Qualify
Last year the number of American organ donors hit a milestone when the 100 millionth person added their name to the list. But before you boast about signing up, you might want to step onto a scale.
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