CHICAGO – The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), one of three government designated certification entities, says it will launch a new custom EHR certification program for hospitals on Dec. 15.
CCHIT will introduce the program at a Town Call webcast and teleconference Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
CCHIT’s EHR Alternative Certification for Hospitals, [...]
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Medical practices that have avoided implementing an electronic health record system (EHR) because of the associated costs may not have such a strong argument, according to a study published by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Data collected from both hospital/IDS-owned and independent practices indicates that practices that have implemented an EHR system produced better [...]
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Independent physician practices can earn nearly $50,000 per full-time-equivalent physician with an EHR than those still stuck in the paper world, the Medical Group Management Association reports.
The report, based on a survey of MGMA membership, found that EHR-equipped practices not owned by hospitals or integrated delivery networks had $178,907 in higher median revenue per FTE [...]
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