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Industry Voices—EHRs causing undue physician burden? Give me a break

FierceHealthIT

The feds have been pounding at physicians for years with the Meaningful Use program, which has been great at gaining EHR adoption and needed digitization of a paper-based industry, but it seems the pendulum has finally hit a wall. Doctors aren't going to like the solution to this problem, though.

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Modernizing Medicine To Pay $45 Million To Settle False Claims, Kickback Allegations

Healthcare IT Today

EHR vendor Modernizing Medicine has agreed to pay $45 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower suit alleging that the vendor engaged in varied kickback schemes as well as causing its provider customers to submit false claims. The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by law firms Phillips and Cohen LLP and Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC.

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The Evolution of Electronic Health Records: Overcoming Obstacles and Future Challenges

Electronic Health Reporter

Electronic health records (EHRs) have revolutionized the healthcare industry, streamlining patient care, improving efficiency, and enhancing communication among healthcare providers. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry. Prior to the Meaningful Use incentives in 2005, only 20% of medical records were stored electronically. They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data.

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Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Healthcare IT Today

But just like comparing different types of aircraft, the options for EHR solutions are widely separated in terms of complexity. The right cloud-based EHR solution is ideal for underserved and isolated providers. The right solution can also offer a roughly 50% reduction in time and cost management of EHR infrastructure.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. As we look back on 2019, it's worth remembering how far the industry has traveled to get here. -- Mike Miliard, Editor. by September 30, 2019.

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.