Slowly but surely, physician EHR adoption rates are on the rise. Research results reported last month by SK&A, A Cegedim Company, shows that overall adoption is at 40%, a 2% rise since October of 2010. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-adoption-rates-on-the-rise-at-physician-sites/#more-1365" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Adoption Rates On The Rise at Physician Sites">(more…)</span></a>
Are your patients struggling to pay their bills? In recent articles published on the topic, medical practices are reporting that upwards of forty percent of their patients are negotiating payment plans. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/collection-tips-for-maintaining-a-healthier-bottom-line/#more-1361" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Collection Tips for Maintaining a Healthier Bottom Line">(more…)</span></a>
Achieving meaningful use of an electronic health record (EHR) is not the only deadline facing medical practices. By federal mandate, in January of 2012, practices must process claims in the new 5010 format, <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/to-keep-or-replace-sage-medical-manager-to-comply-with-meaningful-use-and-5010icd-10-that-is-the-question/#more-1359" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading To Keep or Replace Sage Medical Manager® to comply with ‘Meaningful Use’ and 5010/ICD-10? THAT is the Question.">(more…)</span></a>
For four years now, medical practice professionals have responded to the Medical Group Management Association (<a href="https://www.mgma.com/">MGMA</a>) about their biggest daily professional challenges, as well as their struggles to adapt their professions and practices to a time of rapid change, legislative pressure and fiscal uncertainty. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/the-top-5-challenges-for-practice-managers/#more-1357" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading The Top 5 Challenges for Practice Managers">(more…)</span></a>
National health IT coordinator, Farzad Mostashari, has agreed with conclusions of the Health IT Policy Committee for delaying the start of stage 2 measures until 2014 for those providers attesting to meaningful use in 2011 or 2012. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/stage-2-meaningful-use-delays-backed-by-mostashari/#more-1353" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Stage 2 Meaningful Use Delays Backed by Mostashari">(more…)</span></a>
According to an article published yesterday in HealthLeaders Media, Farzad Mostashari, MD, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, laid out a list of leading IT growth indicators at a recent National Health IT Summit in Washington DC: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/health-it-growth-indicators-from-the-national-coordinator-for-health-information-technology/#more-1351" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Health IT Growth Indicators from the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology">(more…)</span></a>
A research firm out of Burlington, Vt. recently reported that half of 1,300+ surveyed physician group practices plan to buy an electronic health records (EHR) system within the next two years. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/research-says-50-of-surveyed-practices-will-buy-ehr-in-next-24-months/#more-1349" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Research Says 50% of Surveyed Practices Will Buy EHR in Next 24 Months">(more…)</span></a>
Following are some dates for EHR Incentive Program meaningful use reporting: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-deadlines/#more-1347" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Deadlines">(more…)</span></a>