How important is your EHR data…to you? How would your practice operate tomorrow if your server did not start? Remember, anymore, even though we refer to the system at an “EHR” it has also taken over the Practice Management (PM) role, too. Back when you felt you were “electronic” you were just using a PM. [...]
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Continue ReadingFirst in a series about Meaningful Use Stage 2 Like a bunch of kids at a Harry Potter book release, we now have a our own 455 page “novel” to read. The Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule is out and everyone wants to know how it ends. I will be doing a series on [...]
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Continue ReadingIt comes as no surprise that the Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a delay to the Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 requirements. At Stage 1 created loads of confusion, the delay of Stage 2 seemed…expected. Additionally, the HHS is clarifying that those who got their act together in 2011, wouldn’t be under a [...]
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Continue ReadingIf you are a Centricity user you should now have received the official bad news. The direct quote is: GE Healthcare recently became aware of inaccuracies with reports in Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that may affect customers who have attested or are currently planning to attest for Meaningful Use through [...]
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Continue ReadingWe frequently refer to your company computer policy. This is the foundation by which your practice should operate day to day. Meaningful Use requires your practice to have, among other things, a Sanction Policy and a Termination Policy. The Wall Street Journal, on June 15, contained an intereting article called Apple’s Retail Secrets. Did you [...]
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