With the evolving healthcare IT industry and the importance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules, it might come as a surprise that many consumers are unfamiliar with their rights under these regulations. In an effort to address this issue, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [ Read More ]
According to a recent article on ModernHealthcare.com, as a result of an economic trap set by members of Congress and the president, Medicare providers will be experiencing cuts in payments for services they provide starting April 1, 2013. On March 1, the president signed the order for these cuts, called a sequester, which set the [ Read More ]
Citing natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy as driving forces, Congressman Brian Higgins advocated for increased adoption of electronic medical records to protect patient data at a meeting of the House of Representatives in mid-December. “Mr. Speaker, there are many lessons to be learned in the wake of the hurricane that devastated parts of New York [ Read More ]
Adam Freiberg, Meditab EHR consultant and sales executive, presents today”s industry news. CMS has announced changes to some of the technical requirements under Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The interim rule from early in the week was published final on Friday, December 7. CMS announced that it was replacing a small number of standards with [ Read More ]
Cloud computing allows people to access spreadsheets, word processing documents and other information on computers other than their own—essentially, from the “cloud.” This technology has changed the way industries do business and often results in reduced costs, as large amounts of data can be stored offsite for nominal fees. The use of cloud technology has [ Read More ]
It”s a fact: Decreasing reimbursements and greater patient loads are just a few of the challenges today”s medical practices face. Add to that, a myriad of technology headaches that come as practices evaluate and decide whether taking the risk of going electronic is worth the investment and it”s no wonder that the grass might look [ Read More ]
Each week here at Meditab, our team members select an article from current industry news, summarize and analyze them, before presenting to the entire team. Below, we would like to share the first in a series…from EHR consultant and sales executive Adam Freiberg. The Future of [ Read More ]
As we shift gears towards the holidays, the one thing left for Meditab to do as we prepare to receive the new year, is make sure everyone is ready for ANSI 5010. Our training and support team has been hard at work hosting webinars, creating simple checklists, scheduled E-blast reminders, setting up provider’s EDIs for [ Read More ]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that providers who attest to Meaningful Use within 2011 will not have to begin Stage 2 until 2014. This places a delay on the initial start date for Stage 2 from 2013 to 2014. Attesting to Meaningful Use within 2011 will give providers more time to [ Read More ]
It’s no secret that these past few years have been tough on the healthcare industry. As technology and healthcare continues to evolve, providers continue their search for assistance in staying on top of the ongoing changes. The past two years were easier to embrace for some more than others. Those physicians who have implemented electronic [ Read More ]