Electronic health records (EHR) is a patient centric information resource for physicians that represent a major domain of health information technology (HIT). The EHR system facilitates improved communication between healthcare providers; promotes patient safety...
Though CMS is encouraging Medicare ‘meaningful use’ of EHRs by paying over $22.5 billion as incentives, a recent report released by the Office of the Inspector General for the Health and Human Services Department (HSS) says that CMS and its contractors...
Previous studies regarding electronic health records had created a lot of confusion regarding the possibility of cost reduction through Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation. The main concern highlighted in those studies was that the EHR system would make it...
The Obamacare Employer Mandate, one of the most vaunted provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was supposed to come into effect in 2014. The mandate insists that companies with more than 50 full-time employees provide health coverage for their employees by 2014...
Partnering with experienced medical coding company can go a long way in improving the revenues of your practice. You need to establish proper communication with your medical coding team to assure proper documentation which is crucial to maximize your reimbursement...