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…
CDC: Only One-Third of Physicians Electronically Shared Information in 2015
In 2015, close to 78 percent of office-based physicians had a certified electronic health record (EHR) system, up from 74…
CMS Finalizes Chronic Care Management Codes
WASHINGTON -- Physicians will have new codes to use to get paid for chronic care management under a final rule…
Happy Anniversary ICD-10!
Gearing up for the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 last October, many providers expected nothing but headaches. The new system…
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…
Obama kicks off National Health IT Week, Touts EHR Adoption
As National Health IT Week 2016 gets under way, President Barack Obama issued this statement on Sept. 26: "I send greetings to…
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…
4 Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Reduce Claim Denials
Claim denials are an inescapable problem for hospitals and health systems throughout the country. Healthcare organizations' annual losses from denial…
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…