President Obama has pledged $19 billion to encourage physicians and
hospitals to adopt electronic medical records and similar systems. The assumption is that recycling paper-based patient records and turning to more advanced, ...READ»
In July, the World Health Organization threw its hands up, declared H1N1 the
fastest spreading pandemic ever, and said tracking individual
cases was hopeless. But that hasn't stopped Google and, now, GE Healthcare from trying. ...READ»
Announced on May 7, 2009, the General Electric blitz has put Obama-era Healthcare initiatives front and center – and EMR software is an integral part of the mix.READ»
EMR software packages from Fox Meadows will fully support at least one of Obama's pillars, the tenet endorsing health care reforms intended to lower costs for families and businesses.READ»
A two-year window spurred by the new Administration's providing economic stimulus funding for purchasing EMR software could lead to a veritable "bonanza" as clinicians rush to take advantage prior to January 1, 2011, when the money kicks in.READ»
Barack Obama’s call for pervasive computerization and electronic medical records is ambitious and focused, but implementation issues remain challenging.READ»
Since he was candidate Obama, the new President has been calling for a comprehensive electronic medical records system with the U.S. Health Care juggernaut.READ»
Although most provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 remain in effect, adhering to these regulations is now easier due to improvements in electronic medical records software.READ»
The outsourcing of billing services is often engaged in reluctantly by physicians, but it can have distinct advantages to originating billing tasks from the office alone.READ»