Three Reasons Electronic Health Records Really do Mean Better Care for Patients
The move to embrace electronic health records doesn’t sit well with everyone. In fact, many healthcare professionals that have been in the industry for decades have been quite skeptical of storing information, including medical images, in electronic form. The reluctance to go with electronic health records was aided in the early days of the technology […]
What Changes are Critical Access Hospitals Planning for Rural Hospital Data?
While patients face the same health challenges regardless of whether they live in urban centers or rural areas, the facilities that treat them see different challenges. Every healthcare provider is doing their part in complying with rules and regulations regarding electronic health care record adoption, but if you are in a rural facility, you’ve definitely […]
Rural Hospital Data Loss is Only One Challenge: NRHA Asks For Extension
Members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in September asking for a one-year extension for healthcare providers to meet provisions set forth in Stage 2 of the Electronic Health Records Meaningful Use Incentive Program(EHR). A group of 17 Senators signed the letter, which pointed […]
FAQ on HIPAA: Do You Know the Rules on Electronic Personal Health Records?
It’s imperative for healthcare professionals to be well acquainted with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Congress passed it in 1996, but surprisingly, there are portions of the act that are still being violated by unassuming healthcare workers. HIPAA offers Americans the ability to transfer their health insurance coverage when they switch jobs […]
Best Health Information Exchange Starts With Simple Login
Get the Best Health Information Exchange for Your Facility Meaningful Use is something that’s been on the minds of radiologists and healthcare IT professionals for some time now. Stage 2 of Meaningful Use involves six new objectives, one of which involves sharing images. Unfortunately, many providers are having issues with this aspect of the regulation […]
How Virtual CD Helps Solve Main Meaningful Use Challenges
Meaningful Use, as you are probably already well aware, is a Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program that is supposed to help improve patient care while giving the government assurances that facilities getting federal money are actually deserving of it. As rural providers worked to meet requirements of Stage 1, it became clear that financial […]
Honeycomb Exchange at Hospitals: Who is Doing it?
Electronic health records (EHRs) are fast becoming the norm as more and more hospitals comply with federal regulations that require specific guidelines on how medical records are stored and accessed. Medical imaging is also part of that process, which has some facilities scrambling to be in compliance, mostly due to the expense of the technology […]
Electronic Health Records Search Tool Compliments Image Transmission
The amount of information available to healthcare providers today has drastically increased due to electronic health records. Because of this influx of data, it has become important for this information to be searchable. Some refer to this as a “sea of information” that needs to be Googled in order to find what’s needed. For medical […]
Electronic Health Records Glitch: Will Doctors be Penalized?
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule offering flexibility to healthcare providers, large hospitals and critical access hospitals, allowing them to use 2011 edition electronic health records technology for the 2014 electronic health records reporting period. Furthermore, providers can use the 2013 reporting definitions when filing in 2014 and they won’t […]
Surprising Notes From ForbesAbout Electronic Personal Health Records
If you were to read only the headline of Forbes’ article on electronic health records (EHR), you’d think they were the bane of the healthcare industry: “Electronic Health Records – Expensive, Disruptive and Here to Stay.” The article leads with saying physicians are doing more than just treating patients today; despite a lack of human […]