A new CSC report lists the top ten challenges healthcare providers face in cashing in on the incentives. Meaningful use criteria will come into effect in three incremental stages. CSC has pinpointed the top challenges eligible healthcare providers face in meeting stage-one meaningful use requirements.
By Marianne McGee, Senior Writer for InformationWeek HealthCare Blogs
Doctors who meet the federal government’s upcoming meaningful use criteria for health IT could earn up to $44,000 or $63,000 each in incentives depending on the patients (Medicare or Medicaid) they treat. But meeting those criteria won’t be easy. (more…)
Coalition of 13 state HIE initiatives urges federal approval for eligible providers, reducing point-to-point interfaces.
A coalition of 13 state health information exchange initiatives is calling on federal officials to deem eligible providers as meeting HIE meaningful use criteria if they have a participation agreement in place with a qualified HIE network. (more…)
A new report from KLAS shows that physician practices are considering an increasing number of software vendors when choosing an electronic medical record (EMR). Allscripts, NextGen, and eClinicalWorks maintain the most mindshare in the ambulatory EMR market, with 72% considering solutions outside the best-known vendors. However, smaller vendors like athenahealth, e-MDs, and Greenway are also getting more attention. Nearly a third of providers plan to replace an existing EMR, and half are switching due to functionality or certification issues.
OREM, Utah – April 7, 2010 – When it comes to choosing an electronic medical record (EMR), physician practices are considering an ever-increasing number of software vendors, according to a new report from KLAS. (more…)
Medical Informatics Engineering partners with Harmony Healthcare IT to integrate WebChart and WebChart EHR Now into their healthcare IT suite.
Medical Informatics Engineering, a web-based, Minimally Invasive(TM) EHR provider, today announced a reseller agreement with Harmony Healthcare IT that will offer best-in-class electronic health record solutions to physician practices. (more…)
