Physicians and other health care professionals who work with electronic health record systems every day have constantly wondered if the technology is worth the effort it takes to implement and comprehensively it.
Within the discussion on health care reform, many people bring up unnecessary medical procedures as one of the biggest sources of wasted money in the medical industry.
Most healthcare professionals agree that electronic health records will eventually save them time and money, but in the short term, EHRs are proving cumbersome at best.
Any change in daily office routine can be difficult, but implementing electronic health records can be a challenge like no other.
Despite near universal agreement among healthcare providers that electronic health records are a good idea, as well as the monetary incentive of the CMS’ meaningful use program, many providers are having difficulty taking full advantage of EHR software.
As electronic health records continue to evolve alongside the health care industry’s attempts at comprehensive reform, various federal agencies have attempted to codify regulations regarding the interoperability of EHR systems.
Medical billing may have just gotten easier for orthopedic practices.
Childhood obesity is at an all-time high in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not only has childhood obesity doubled in the past 30 years, but adolescent obesity has quadrupled.
The orthopedics market is poised to explode, and manufacturers are preparing themselves for the surge.
For years, healthcare professionals have heard that electronic health records are the wave of the future, but to date, only some providers have realized the potential of EHR software.
Foot drop, characterized as an abnormal steppage gait due to muscle weakness or paralysis, is commonly treated with an orthopedic foot brace.
A new report issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality warns against the danger of an increase in healthcare fraud as more providers upgrade to new electronic health records systems.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for several major initiatives of the last decade that have transformed the way health care professionals work and patients are treated.
Non-certified electronic health record software has been such an issue within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ meaningful use program that the agency has issued, revised and extended a hardship exemption that would give organizations more time if they can prove that they were not able to receive the right software from their EHR vendors.
May 30 saw Eric Shinseki, the longtime secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, tender his resignation to President Barack Obama.
When a health care organization decides to purchase an electronic health record system, the expenses go far beyond the initial price tag.
The promise of electronic health record systems has always been tempered by the need to implement stringent security policies to keep the data the software stores safe.
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