Modern and innovative medical technologies, such as an advanced CT scanner, sophisticated medical tools or just a mobile application that measures pulse, are ensuring enhanced care delivery by simplifying decision making. Information is vital in medicine, and thus most of the developments in medical science seek to empower physicians through quality information. With built-in interaction Read more…
EMR – The Red Pill or the Blue Pill
Healthcare in the US, with the backing of the government, is currently focused on automation and standardization of clinical workflow. The government believes that by the end of 2014, every American would be utilizing EMRs, with enhanced EMR adoption rates reported. Yet, physicians are still hesitant when it comes to using EMRs and I don’t blame Read more…
Top Rated iPad EHR – MU Certified iPad EHR
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made lives easier for hundreds of thousands of physicians all across the country. Without a shadow of doubt, they are improving workflows, reducing inefficiencies and allowing better interoperability with other entities in the healthcare model. However, technology continues to transform the way we make our lives simpler. Mobile computing has Read more…
Patient Portals – An essential element for Meaningful Use Stage 2
One of the biggest advantages of using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) software is that it allows physicians, providers, healthcare centers and hospitals to meaningfully interact with each other. The reason why the shift to electronic records is deemed necessary is because it will create a world where healthcare will be less expensive and will Read more…
CureMD Helps Genesis Internal Medicine Save $10,000 a Year
EHR review and resource website, Software Advice, recently profiled CureMD customer, Dr. Ahsen Sheikh of Genesis Internal Medicine. Software Advice is dedicated to demonstrating, how software like EHRs can deliver meaningful value to medical practices, with specific examples to back up that assertion. They turned to Dr. Sheikh for a case study to find out just how Read more…
Fee-for-Service payment versus Pay-for-Performance
A Practice’s revenue is the lifeline which supports all the other services it provides. It is important for physicians, hospitals, and healthcare practices to have a reliable and solid source of revenue. If the processing time for claims slows down, it can make it difficult for a practice to manage expenses. Two of the payment Read more…
Obamacare – Is it the right direction for Healthcare?
In the winter of 1854 when Lord Alfred Tennyson first wrote “The Charge of the Light Brigade” he described in his narrative an ensemble of people who follow their brigade as part of their patriotic duty; in fact, so immersed are these foot soldiers in their sense of civic obligation that they never question where Read more…
10 ways Health IT is transforming Healthcare in America
Transformation takes time, but with the use of IT the process can be made robust. Now let’s get to the 10 ways we believe Health IT is transforming the landscape of healthcare in America. Significantly lower costs: When it comes to technology one major achievement of healthcare IT is the automation process. The other important Read more…
EHR & Healthcare automation: Are patients better off?
Information Technology has completely revolutionized the way healthcare is being managed by providers nationwide. From a point where EMRs were just used to record patient vitals, the technology has expanded to include cross-platform information sharing, meaningful use of patient data, patient portals, electronic prescribing, electronic labs and many others. Where rising healthcare costs have been Read more…
ACOs Will BE Accountable for Care Quality?
The carrot-and-stick approach in the Medicare program, the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), has become one of the most talked about new ideas in Obamacare. Providers are entitled to receive more payments if they keep their patients healthy. According to an estimate, nearly four million beneficiaries now belong to an ACO and along with the private Read more…