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New Software Displays Real-time Costs, Risks and Options

Mar 08, 2016 at 10:10 am by steve

Five years ago, Mukul Mehra, MD, a gastroenterologist in Birmingham, told a colleague that he wanted a ribbon of information on his computer screen that delivered risk and cos.... Read More

Solving EHR Frustrations

Mar 08, 2016 at 10:10 am by steve

“I would bet the majority of practices have not revised or tweaked their EMR systems since they were first installed,” says Susan Pretnar, president of KeySys. &ld.... Read More

Overcoming EHR Obstacles

Mar 08, 2016 at 10:10 am by steve

Seven years after the mass introduction of electronic health records (EHR), many practices still fight with the use of these systems. “That’s leading to user frust.... Read More

MACRA: What’s Replacing the Sustainable Growth Rate

Feb 15, 2016 at 03:24 pm by steve

The annual nail-biting over potentially drastic cuts in Medicare physician fees ended last April with the repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate. In its place will be the Merit.... Read More

CMS Final Rules Strip Down Meaningful Use

Feb 15, 2016 at 03:24 pm by steve

In October, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a massive change to their Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, better known as Meaningful.... Read More