EHR Technology

While EHRs have the ability to reduce medical errors, the potential to create coding and other errors must be constantly monitored.

As anti-fraud efforts step up, there's little doubt that the OIG will be looking at your practice. Make sure your patient records accurately reflect physician services.

EHR cloud computing is an out of sight, out of mind idea - you won't worry about what you can't see at your medical practice.

Having a tough time deciphering what the Stage 2 requirements seek to meet meaningful use? Here's a plain talk description of each rule and useful advice.

Here are some additional thoughts on whether your medical practice's EHR should be located in the cloud or on the ground.

Though Stage 2 doesn’t begin until 2014, physicians - even those who have not yet attested to Stage 1 - can start preparing now.

You might use the latest and greatest technology at your practice. But do you have a firm understanding of how and why that technology works?

Cloud computing may have advantages but snappy performance is not one of them.

When implementing an automating feature, it is vital to invest the time and money to it set up correctly. Here's some guidance.

Many practices are struggling with the costs of implementing and adopting EHRs. But some revenue boosting opportunities may be in the pipeline.

Here are some slicker, more economical alternatives to the fax machine for your medical practice, especially when it comes to following HIPAA rules.

I understand what the government is trying to achieve, but I have to question the "meaningful" part of their EHR Incentive Programs to collect healthcare data.

Many of the Stage 2 requirements of the EHR Incentive Programs build off Stage 1. But past experience doesn’t necessarily mean physicians will have an easier time.

Want a complete overview of Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs? Learn everything you need to know here.

EHRs are past the baby-steps phase, but are still stumbling. Perhaps it's time to step in and explore a larger problem.

The government doesn't mind evaluating you through its EHR incentive plan. But as it moves past the two-year mark, it's time for us to evaluate the program's progress in getting physicians like you to adopt and use (meaningfully, of course) technology.

Here's how Stage 2 of CMS' EHR Incentive Programs differ from the rules for Stage 1 to achieve meaningful use.

CMS on Thursday announced the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare/Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Here's what physicians had to say.

Here are some charts to help you plot out the stages of meaningful use at your practice and payments for both the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

A new federal health IT initiative may hold the key to greater interoperability and improved sharing of patient information.

Now is the time to be sure our EHR is compliant with auditing and documentation guidelines if an audit comes your way.

The age-old tug-of-war of ways to gather and retrieve data has played a big part in where healthcare is currently with its EHR systems.

Does your practice act upon patient data gathered at intake and record it in such a way that it can be tied to clinical quality indicators? If not, you may be missing out on additional revenue.

If an ACO comes knocking on the door of your medical practice, here are some pointers to assess your potential new partners.

The EHR, in some form, is here to stay. However, when it comes to the use of computers, many physician practices clearly lag behind the rest of the world.

EHR construction is analogous to house construction in many ways, but the builders of both structures may not always have the right tools for the job.

When my group practice added a comprehensive electronic health record to our computer system, I was dubious. Slowly, I came to see the benefits to patient care and myself.

While a big proponent of the EHR, I am not an advocate of meaningless rules and criteria … to be 'incentivized' by Medicare.

Surgeon Harry Wilkins on his sometimes-rocky EHR "marriage."