US president Donald Trump has so far been unable to repeal and replace Obamacare. It was a promise he made to the US citizens during his electoral campaign and has so far been unable to fulfill it. Interestingly, this hasn’t stopped President Donald Trump from citing protests over healthcare funding in Britain in order to [...]
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order in favor of the veterans who have transitioned from military to civilian life. The executive order that was signed in the Oval Office at the White House on January 9, 2018, in Washington, DC will work to help prevent veteran suicide by improving their mental health. [...]
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 [...]
Based on a recent study, there is a dire need being felt in the US for correctional facilities to implement electronic health records (EHRs). This is because it ensures that inmates get the proper care they deserve. Per stats released by a national nonprofit group called The Treatment Advocacy Center, jails and prisons in the [...]
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 […]
Patient health data usually travels a long distance before it finally gets to its destination. The data transferred by EHRs can be converted, merged, and mapped. Also, this data is used in numerous different ways. For example, healthcare providers use patient medical data at the point of care, […]
Back in 2013, when the government introduced Health IT incentive programs, the adoption of EHR/EMR soared. It was reported that more than $17.7 billion were paid in EHR incentive payments. But even then physicians in small and solo practices were reluctant to follow this trend due to financial reasons. […]