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 [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments »
NEW ORLEANS – Medical practices that have implemented an electronic health record system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s newly released “Electronic Health Records Impacts on Revenue, Costs, and Staffing: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.”
The suvey was released Oct. 25 at MGMA’s annual meeting [...]
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NASHVILLE, TN – CCHIT chair Karen Bell says the EHR certification process required for meaningful use is moving steadily in the right direction. “It’s a little bit like the Wild West because things are changing so rapidly,” she said. “But we’re clearly making progress.”
In a keynote speech at the HIMSS Summit of the Southeast in [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on October 20th, 2010 | No Comments »
By Mark Wallin
For many years we have been hearing an increasing amount of information regarding Electronic Health Records (EHR) and related technologies with acronyms such as EMR, PHR, HIE to name a few. More recently, we have been hearing an emphasis on incentives and programs that may be available to physicians that adopt or utilize [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on October 5th, 2010 | No Comments »
Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.
In [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on September 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – The U.S. ambulatory EHR market, which was at $1.3 billion in 2009, is forecast to reach $2.6 billion in 2012, according to new analysis from research firm Frost & Sullivan.
The rate of electronic health record adoption among U.S. physicians expects to increase over the next two to five years due to [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on September 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
As we head into the next stage of EHR adoption, now that the meaningful use criteria have been finalized, it’s time for health IT advocates to start rallying their physician colleagues to get serious about implementing and deriving value from EHRs.
Eugene Heslin, MD, lead physician at Bridge Street Medical Group in the New York Hudson [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on August 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
Last week, we took great steps forward in bringing America’s health records into the 21st century. Widespread and meaningful use of fully functional electronic health record systems combined with a robust infrastructure for broad-based health information exchange can improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care for [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on July 26th, 2010 | No Comments »
Growing adoption of electronic health records is expected to complement and boost the use of telehealth initiatives across the country, InformationWeek reports.
Health care organizations are planning to deploy telehealth programs to increase access:
To certain specialists;
For patients with conditions that prevent them from traveling; and
During patient transport, since some conditions require treatment while patients are in [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on April 29th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
EHR software or Electronic Health Record software system is a doctor’s new best friend. This software is created to make a doctor’s life easier and more efficient. Doctors must keep tract of their patients’ records and charts. Over time, these records can pile up and be an unmanageable handful of information to organize. A doctor’s [...]
Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on March 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
