CMS Reminder: Register Early for EHR Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reminds eligible professionals that they should register as soon as possible for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records programs, regardless of their readiness to participate.
Docs Still Struggling with Meaningful Use Attestation
Physicians continue to be confused by the Meaningful Use incentive program and are having trouble with successful attestation, according to a webinar this week hosted by Physicians Practice.
Renal Physicians Association Comments on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposal
The Renal Physicians Association sent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid comments on the Electronic Health Records Incentive Program Stage Two Proposed Rule that physicians have to meet to qualify for financial incentives.
Kidney Disease: To Screen or Not to Screen? That Is the Question
When it comes to screening for various diseases, an ounce of prevention was always thought to be worth a pound of cure. Recently, this old adage has been called into question.
Dictation And EHRs Don’t Play Well Together
Doctors who dictate their clinical notes before they’re entered into an EHR have lower quality of care scores than those who type or enter structured data directly into the EHR, according to Partners Healthcare researchers.
GE Brings EMRs, Analytics to London 2012 Olympics
For the first time ever, the United States Olympic Committee will use electronic medical records rather than paper charts to manage care for more that 700 athletes at the summer games.
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