How to Get the Maximum Value Out of Your EHR System
While making the initial transition to an EHR system helps to provide some immediate benefits over paper medical records management, it’s important that you also stop periodically to evaluate whether...
View ArticleMeaningful Use of an EHR: What It Is & How It Can Save You Money
For its formal definition, meaningful use is a term used in healthcare to outline the minimum requirements for using electronic health information and electronic health records (EHRs). In the simplest...
View ArticleMeaningful Use: What Are the Requirements for Reimbursement?
The Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health Act (HITECH) introduced the concept of “meaningful use” to promote more useful and patient-centric utilization of electronic health...
View ArticleHow Do Patient Portals Work?
A patient portal is a secure online platform that allows patients to access their health records at any time and anywhere, as long as they have an internet connection. Patients can log on from their...
View ArticleHow Patient Portals Benefit You As Well As Your Patients
A patient portal is a secure website that gives patients easy, 24-hour access to their personal health information from anywhere with an internet connection. Portals benefit both patients as well as...
View ArticleSteps to Take for Preventing Hipaa Violations
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that provides minimum requirements for protecting certain health information. For anyone who handles medical records or...
View ArticleWhat Is the EMR Mandate?
The Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Mandate requires healthcare providers to convert all medical charts to a digital format. It is a condition under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),...
View ArticleHow to See & Ask the Doctor When You’re Stuck At Home
During this time, there is an increasing concern for how to adapt to this new way of living. Many regular activities are having to switch to new methods and perspectives. This includes the medical...
View ArticleExercising Social Distancing With Online Doctor Appointments
At a time where pandemics like the COVID-19 virus are widespread and signs or symptoms of infection are still unclear, many people will obviously want to be able to consult their doctor about...
View ArticleHIPAA – Current and Upcoming Changes
Just like many other laws in our country, HIPAA is always evolving. HIPAA is one of, if not the most important law regarding the safekeeping and dissemination of medical records. The past few years...
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