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Philosophy of EHR: Network of Actors
As electronic health records grow in popularity, the microcosmic networks they form in every medical practice and hospital become increasingly membranous. Since this framework constantly evolves per...
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Philosophy of EHR: Patients as Avatars
Rene Magritte’s The Treachery of Images is a painting of a pipe that highlights its own nature, or the fact that it’s a representation of a pipe and not an actual pipe. This kind of meta-reflection...
View ArticleWhat EHRs Can Learn From Smart Homes
Seven in the morning. Instinctively, you bang on your alarm clock, fumbling for the snooze button. You may turn on a lamp or turn off your ceiling fan, pop a breakfast Hot Pocket in the microwave and...
View ArticleWhat and Why You Need to Know About Meaningful Use Stage 2: Slideshare...
Honestly, Meaningful Use updates are often confusing and can frustrate those seeking more information. So we’ve made it easier for you. In light of the HHS’s proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria,...
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Do Your Part to Improve the Future of Health IT!
As the adage goes, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. So how can we manage the healthcare information technology industry if we don’t measure its progress? Since the state of HIT is constantly...
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2012 Meaningful Use Deadline Looms: Are You On Track for Incentives?
If you’re counting on earning 2012 Meaningful Use incentives from Medicare, but have yet to implement an EHR system in your practice, your time is running out. No, CMS hasn’t moved up the attestation...
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Why Health IT Needs to Go Back to School
It’s that time of year again, when students and teachers head back to the classroom after eight to ten weeks off. For me, this late August period always invokes two distinct feelings: nostalgia (for...
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Records for Ransom
Data thieves break into a small-town doctor’s system. They use advanced hacking methods to not only gain access to the healthcare information inside it, but make that data completely inaccessible for...
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EHR Language Series: MUMPS
Over the next three weeks we’ll look at the programming languages that have served as the backbone of EHRs through the years. It’s these languages that give EHRs the ability to function. Today we kick...
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Why Is The U.S. Lagging in EHR Adoption?
In 2012, nearly two-thirds of primary care physicians in the United States used an EHR, up from 46% in 2009. That’s an impressive uptick considering the timeframe. But when compared to the EHR...
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EHR Language Series: Ruby
In the second installment of our EHR language series, we’ll take a look at Ruby, the backbone of our very own CareCloud Charts. Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented...
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CareCloud ROI of EHR Webinar Generates Strong Response
Too often, providers implement EHRs without taking full advantage of their revenue making potential. If you didn’t get a chance to attend Tuesday’s ROI of EHR webinar, this month, we spoke on how to...
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Meaningful Use Audits Q&A with Jim Tate
Prior to March, you could count on receiving your Meaningful Use incentive payment within 8 to 12 weeks of successful attestation. Not anymore. In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
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How Your EHR Should Integrate with Practice Workflow
Would you allow someone with no previous dental experience perform a root canal on your son or daughter? Of course not. Likewise, having an understanding of your practice’s workflows and processes is...
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3 Reasons Why Paper Records Aren’t Safe
Good news: as of January the nationwide EHR adoption rate for family physicians was at nearly 70%. The bad news is that non-adopters point to an increase in security risks for digital files as the...
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5 Reasons Why Cloud-Based EHRs Will Replace Client-Server Solutions
Just because something is “the original” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best. Would you rather hop on the expressway in a Ferrari FF or a Ford Model-T? A similar mindset should prevail when...
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A Shopper’s Guide to HIPAA Compliant Data Backup Services
According to our friends over at the HHS, when dealing with sensitive personal health information, your data must be easily accessible, backed up, and, most importantly, protected. So maybe it’s time...
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What to Look for When Purchasing an EHR System
EHRs aren’t supposed to be like contact lenses — used for a while and then replaced. But unfortunately, according to a 2012 KLAS survey, 50% of practices are looking to replace their current EHR....
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How to Meet Meaningful Use’s Most Demanding Core Objectives
Most Meaningful Use Stage 2 core objectives don’t seem overly difficult to achieve. Recording changes in vitals, updating patients’ demographic information and tracking tobacco use among patients 13...
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CareCloud Featured in Intel Webinar on Cloud-Based EHR Security
Client-server EHRs are supposed to have the upper hand over cloud-based solutions when it comes to data security, but this is merely a myth. Last Thursday’s webinar about unlocking the security...
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