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Reducing Administrative Costs Within US Healthcare: A Summary

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The definition provided for administrative cost within the proposal is the “nonclinical costs of running a medical system,” the greatest of which fall under billing and insurance costs (BIR). He also proposes that quality metrics should be based on electronic medical records (EMRs), not separate records that come from clinical staff.

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Collaborating for Compliance: Helping Actors Comply with Cures Act Final Rule

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The following is a guest article by Lauren Riplinger, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

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HealthBI’s Scott McFarland says Step Away From the Fax Machine — Harlow on Healthcare

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Scott McFarland is President of HealthBI , where he leads the organization’s health information technology platform team. The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. As Scott said, it takes chart chasing and faxing out of the equation.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others.

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HealthBI’s Scott McFarland says Step Away From the Fax Machine — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Scott McFarland is President of HealthBI , where he leads the organization’s health information technology platform team. The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. As Scott said, it takes chart chasing and faxing out of the equation. Comments Comments.

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HealthBI’s Scott McFarland says Step Away From the Fax Machine — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Scott McFarland is President of HealthBI , where he leads the organization’s health information technology platform team. The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. As Scott said, it takes chart chasing and faxing out of the equation.

EMR 60
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HealthBI’s Scott McFarland says Step Away From the Fax Machine — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Scott McFarland is President of HealthBI , where he leads the organization’s health information technology platform team. The practices get information to help address social determinants of health via the platform as well. As Scott said, it takes chart chasing and faxing out of the equation.

EMR 60