A new leader of the free world will soon be voted into office. Shortly thereafter, he or she will begin…
6 EHR Patient Safety Strategies for Medication Orders, CPOE
The ONC is hoping that providers optimize their electronic health records to avoid patient safety risks tied to inefficient or…
Tips for Battling Prior Authorizations
The logisitics of prior authorizations were increasingly sapping the time and patience of employees at the practice of Hoan Pho,…
6 Tips to Help Practices Adapt to a New EHR
Measure progress Determine several metrics in advance of the implementation and then measure against them at key intervals, such as…
Why Doesn’t My EHR Work?
Tell me about your processes “I hope you’re not going to show me a bunch of flowcharts. At the last…
By the Numbers: Full EHR Use Still Rare
For more than 6 years, the federal government has rewarded physicians and hospitals who use electronic health record systems. Pressure…
5 Tips For Improving Revenue Cycle Management
Healthcare revenue cycle management grows increasingly difficult as the industry shifts to alternative payment models and patients take on more…
AMA: Physicians Like the Idea of Digital Health
Dive Brief: A new survey released Monday commissioned by the American Medical Association notes physicians are looking forward to digital…
HHS Publishes Health IT Playbook
The federal government is trying to disentangle complicated IT terms for health care providers. The Health and Human Services Department…
9 Health IT Executives on What it Takes to be a Most Wired Hospital
In July, Hospitals & Health Networks released its annual Health Care's Most Wired list, which measures U.S. hospitals' and health systems' level of IT…