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EMR Optimization Is the Hottest Thing Since … EMRs

Electronic Health Reporter

Due in large part to the HITECH Act and the meaningful use incentive program, electronic medical record (EMR) initiatives have dominated the IT efforts of healthcare providers for the better part of the past decade. The article EMR Optimization Is the Hottest Thing Since … EMRs appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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OntarioMD Looks to Help with AI Adoption and EMR Improvements

Healthcare IT Today

One is aimed at helping Electronic Medical Record (EMR) users in Ontario drive down costs and have a bigger voice with vendors. In the past, OntarioMD has been responsible for Certifying EMRs. Collaborating with EMR Vendors In a groundbreaking move, OntarioMD is considering reimagining the way EMR systems paid for.

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MIPS Audits: Lessons Learned from Meaningful Use

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest blog post by Jim Tate, Founder of EMR Advocate & MIPS Consulting. Just as the Meaningful Use (MU) EHR Incentive program brought potential audits to providers, so it will be with the MIPS program. The MU program […].

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Key Perspectives on Virtual Care with HCTec and Qure4u

Healthcare IT Today

While virtual care doesn’t have quite the same funding that EMR had with meaningful use, there are a lot of similarities to where we’re at today with virtual care as compared to where we were with EMR back when the government poured down $36 billion of stimulus money on EMR.

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EHR Optimization – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 88

Healthcare IT Today

Many people are tired of hearing about EMR and EHR. That feels like something we talked about a decade ago when meaningful use was hot and now we’re ready to move on. Many people are tired of hearing about EMR and EHR. Efforts to improve it can make a big difference in your organization.

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Asparia Chatbot Integration with Epic Yields a Seamless Experience for Patients and Epic Users

Healthcare IT Today

If I were to map out the phases of EMR, it would look like this: EMR Adoption. Rapid EMR adoption and implementation fueled by the generous government incentive program (Meaningful Use) EMR Consolidation.

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Greenway’s Focus on EHR Optimization is Paying Off

Healthcare IT Today

And it should be easy to use too. According to Dr. Blackman, when EHRs were first rolled out in the pre Meaningful Use days, the primary goals was to make billing easier and more accurate. Job #1 for an EHR “An EHR should help people provide better care,” Dr. Blackman stated emphatically. It’s just that simple.”

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