Healthcare providers who refuse to treat patients in need just because of their religious or moral beliefs are set to have a new defending regulation in the US. It has been reported that the Trump Administration is working to protect doctors who refuse to treat patients if the treatment goes against their religious beliefs. [...]
Earlier this summer, it was reported that CMS has released a proposed rule for the Quality Payment Program set for 2018. It can affect many medical practices in the US and we recommend that clinicians prepare for the new rules beforehand. So, here are a few key points from the CMS proposal that may help [...]
According to an ad published on a website of Verona, Wisconsin-based electronic health record colossus Epic Systems Corp. was looking for bright and motivated individuals to join their new billing services team as the company aims at entering the world of medical billing. The ad depicted that Epic was looking for billers [...]
eClinicalWorks mishap is known by everyone in the US Healthcare industry. Interestingly, new things are unfolding related to the settlement and the latest are, thankfully, positive. So the U.S. Department of Justice settled a False Claims Act case with eClinicalWorks and the repercussion came in the form of worried eClinicalWorks clients who started asking whether [...]
Medical information of people is something private and that’s precisely why Electronic health records today come with such secure encryptions. But what if a physician deliberately publishes patient’s private health information in order to get more patients or credibility online? Sounds like a sticky situation […]
With a high-end dual lens camera and wireless earphones, what else can you expect from Apple’s high-end smartphone? Assistance in Healthcare? Well. According to a report published in CNBC, the technology company is currently working on it. The report imagines people turning to their iPhone for all their health and medical information, which includes all [...]
With the Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin announcing on Monday that his agency will be using the same technology as the Department of Defense (DoD), people were concerned about the fate of Epic Corp. who won a similar contract in 2015. The system opted by the DoD is MHS Genesis, […]
You must have read or heard about the eClinicalWorks issue with DOJ that happened recently. Well, the same thing may happen to you if you are not careful. eClinicalWorks is a sound company with many customers and likewise, services. If something like that can happen with such a vendor, imagine […]
In order to resolve claims alleging the misrepresentation of the capabilities of its Health IT software, US-based eClinicalWorks has agreed to pay a $155 million settlement with the federal government. The U.S. Department of Justice said that eClinicalWorks — a company that ranks among the largest vendors […]
Physicians have been using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software for quite some time but one question most of them can't get over is, whether a Cloud-based EMR Software is worth the investment or not. Comparatively speaking, cloud-based software are relatively newer to the market, but they are economical and more reliable. Most practices still wonder [...]