Articles
First Ohio Physician gets Medicaid Incentive Payment - June 14, 2011
Dr. Gregg Alexander is the first physician in Ohio to receive a Medicaid incentive check for using electronic health records (EHRs) in his solo practice at Madison Pediatrics in London, Ohio. Read More...
Physicians Get Meaningful Use Payment Checks - May 31, 2011
A family doctor with a six-physician center in Ohio recommends building spreadsheets to track progress and ease the attestation process. Read More...
When It Comes to EHR Adoption, Practice Size Matters - May 17, 2011
It's no secret that small physician practices are less likely than larger practices and hospitals to adopt and use electronic health record systems. Read More...
Two Siemens Health System Customers Successfully Attest to Meaningful Use - April 20, 2011
Siemens Healthcare noted its first two health system customers to successfully attest and achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use of an Electronic Health Record, as defined in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program. Read More...
Texas Health Resources Completes Attestation for Medicare Incentive Payments for Electronic Health Record - April 19, 2011
Texas Health Resources yesterday completed attestation to the federal government that it has met “meaningful use” criteria for implementation and use of its electronic health record (EHR) and is eligible for Medicare EHR incentive payments. Read More...
Physician Using Ingenix CareTracker Becomes One of the First in the U.S. to Demonstrate Meaningful Use of Health IT - April 18, 2011
Douglas Foreman, D.O., a family physician in Warwick, R.I., will be among the first physicians in the U.S. to attest to meeting Phase 1 requirements for Medicare Meaningful Use of health information technology as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More...
Should you Consider an iPad2 for your Practice? - April 6, 2011
With the release of the new thinner, faster, sexier iPad 2 many physicians are reconsidering their need for an iPad and whether or not it can bring value to their practice. Read More...
Can CMS Align Its Dueling Incentive Programs and Eliminate Provider Confusion - March 25, 2011
The General Accountability Office (GAO), the heavy-duty federal watchdog agency, recently issued a report spotlighting a problem that has been causing a lot of confusion for physicians and health information technology (HIT) vendors. Read More...
Medicaid Practitioners Transition to Electronic Health Records - March 10, 2011
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is pleased to announce federal approval of Ohio’s Medicaid Provider Incentive Program (MPIP), an incentive program designed to encourage Medicaid providers to adopt electronic health record (EHR) systems. Read More...