All data has a lifecycle. Protected healthcare information also comes with some rigid retention requirements. That means that when your medical practice moves from one practice management system to another, legacy health records must be retained in their full integrity. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/health-record-retention-from-legacy-practice-management-systems/#more-1395" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Health Record Retention from Legacy Practice Management Systems">(more…)</span></a>
It’s time to check in on the CMS Medicare EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Program timetable: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-medicare-ehr-incentive-program-deadlines/#more-1393" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Medicare EHR Incentive Program Deadlines">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a <a href="http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7492.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims Processing Guide for ICD-10</a>. The document includes information on how to handle claims for services during the ICD-9 and ICD-10 transition, including the actual implementation date. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/icd-10-transition-guide-issued-by-cms-for-medicare-providers/#more-1389" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ICD-10 Transition Guide Issued by CMS for Medicare Providers">(more…)</span></a>
According to iHealthBeat, about 13,000 eligible health care providers signed up in August for the meaningful use program, an increase of 30% from July. That’s in addition to the 90,000 health care providers that had registered for the electronic health record meaningful use incentive program by the end of August. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-registrations-on-the-rise/#more-1387" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Registrations On the Rise">(more…)</span></a>
The Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is hosting a series of complimentary events to provide ambulatory physicians with information on achieving meaningful use. The focus of the sessions will be on growing revenue and avoiding penalties. Some of the agenda items are: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/himss-hosts-meaningful-use-seminars-for-ambulatory-physicians/#more-1385" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading HIMSS Hosts Meaningful Use Seminars for Ambulatory Physicians">(more…)</span></a>
For ambulatory care system administrators who have migrated off of a legacy practice management system — you may be at risk! <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/archiving-medical-records-in-the-ambulatory-care-office/#more-1383" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Archiving Medical Records in the Ambulatory Care Office">(more…)</span></a>
Many physicians have funded their electronic health record (EHR) purchases with the CMS meaningful use incentive payments. Take a look at this article, written by Joseph Goedert and published by Health Data Management earlier this month. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/subsidizing-ehr-purchases-with-meaningful-use-dollars/#more-1381" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Subsidizing EHR Purchases with Meaningful Use Dollars">(more…)</span></a>