Doctors Disagree on the Value of EMRs
As the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, gets going the move to Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) is accelerating. But not everyone is happy with the move. KERA, a national public radio...
View ArticleEHRs Allow Access Auditing
Last week we talked about the danger of data breaches from your employees. It is often very easy for anyone in the company (or even maintenance and the cleaning staff) to access information that they...
View ArticlePrevent Identity Theft from EHRs
Last month the California Department of Justice issued a handbook to help prevent the problem of medical identity theft from Electronic Health Records (EHRs). They Attorney General issued the report in...
View ArticleDoctor Trades EMRs for Paper
Dr. Michael Jones has worked in various capacities in medicine for the last 25 years. He has become frustrated that the healthcare industry has moved to become more industry and less healthcare. One of...
View ArticleGrants Still Available for EHR Implementation
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included a provision to provide grants to medical practices to convert to electronic health records (EHR). The money is part of a program called the...
View ArticleWhat is an EMR?
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are the new way that doctors are making sure that your health records get put into their systems. Instead of documenting everything in paper form, doctors are now...
View ArticleWhat is the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program?
What is the electronic health record incentive program and how does it work? Is it something that would benefit your location? There are a lot of questions in regards to how the incentive program...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between EHR and EMR?
Have you ever wondered if there is a difference between electronic health records (EHR) and electronic medical records (EMR)? They sound very similar and sometimes it can be hard to determine what the...
View Article3 Things to Consider When Choosing a Medical Records Management Software
Making sure your medical office’s records are handled correctly should be one of your top priorities. In most practice’s it can get confusing because there are so many different kinds of medical...
View ArticleTraditional Paper Records vs EHR
Have you ever looked into the differences between keeping traditional paper records vs keeping electronic health records? Whether you think that going paperless would be a good option for your medical...
View ArticleWhy EMRs are Used
Medical records contain so much information, it is important to make sure that you manage your medical records in a way that will not only make your job easier, but will also help you maintain all of...
View ArticleMedical Scanning Importance
When we look at all of the different kinds of records that we contain in the business world, I think that we can all agree that some of the most important types of documents are medical records. Not...
View ArticleWhat is ERM?
What is ERM? ERM stands for enterprise risk management which basically means that in a business this is the system and methods that the business uses to manage the risks and come to solutions that...
View ArticleSteps to Convert Medical Records to EHR
Making the transition from paper medical records to electronic health records (EHR), can be quite intimidating. However, you should not let it scare you. There are many advantages to moving to EHR and...
View ArticleAre Electronic Health Records secure?
During your most recent visit to the doctor, you may have noticed your physician entering notes on a computer or laptop into electronic health records (EHR). With EHRs comes the opportunity for...
View ArticleHow to Make EMR More Secure
A major concern for many in the health industry is the security of electronic medical records. For many facilities, it may pose a challenge to update a system to EMR while also simultaneously upgrading...
View ArticleAre EHR’s HIPAA Compliant?
Every healthcare organization under HIPAA is responsible for the protection of patient data, regardless of whether they use a vendor to process or store their patient records. If your EHR vendor claims...
View ArticleEMR or EHR?
The acronyms EHR and EMR can get confusing. Oftentimes they are used interchangeably. However, the two acronyms actually have different meanings. The term EMR came out first and stands for electronic...
View ArticleFour Ways Converting to an EMR Can Save Your Practice Money
Physician practices are often hesitant to spend money on technology that might not deliver a sufficient return on their investment. With all the EMR conversion horror stories, it might make a practice...
View Article6 Questions to Ask When Converting to an EMR System
There is a lot of research to do and information to gather when converting to an electronic record management system. Sometimes it is hard to think of all the answers you will need when starting out...
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