In the healthcare IT industry, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are big sellers. Almost 80% of US physicians are using either of these systems to help them in their practice workflows, and to improve patient care. However, another solution which goes hand-in-hand with their EHR software is called Enterprise Practice Management. Read more…
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Specialists & Specialty EHRs, Why they belong together?
There are many Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendors in the market who are offering hundreds of features to physicians, healthcare providers and hospitals. However, they are not catering to the unique practice workflows followed by the specialists. Every specialty has its own requirements and requires its EHRs to be customized. Generic EHR software can actually result in Read more…
Choosing an EMR Vendor
In an informal discussion with a colleague, we talked about what is necessary for a product to be considered an ideal purchase? For some products, people can use the method of experimenting with similar products, but for an investment that affects a whole practice or business, there has to be a way of finding out 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…
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…
Which is the ideal Practice Management software?
Listen to this For something to be ideal, the systems should be in line. Providers have this preconceived notion about using Practice Management software for their day to day workflow, that their PMS will snail down the system. This is an invalid assumption because an efficient PMS will never make the system sluggish for the Read more…
The eternal quest for the perfect EHR
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have become the new benchmark when it comes to delivering quality health care. Physicians, hospital networks and large healthcare centers are all using EHR software in order to help them speed up their workflows and improve efficiency. However, the EHR software market is yet to realize its full potential as doctors continue to Read more…
10 things to know when buying an EHR
Electronic Health Record (EHR) software have become the next benchmark standard for healthcare industry. Over the last 5 years or so, physicians have increasingly shifted towards a more advanced version of the healthcare records. Now, the EHRs not only help physicians look after their patients’ data, but also help them communicate with other entities in Read more…