As the government presses physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic health records (EHR), they’re also pushing for connectivity of healthcare computer systems so that data can be shared within a care community. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/what-is-interoperability-and-how-can-we-help-your-medical-practice-achieve-it/#more-1304" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is Interoperability and How Can We Help Your Medical Practice Achieve It?">(more…)</span></a>
<em>Excerpted from a report by Health Data Management</em>: Legislation introduced in the U.S. House and initially sponsored by nearly three-quarters of the Republican caucus clearly appears to seek repeal of the Medicare/Medicaid electronic health record meaningful use incentive payment programs. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/gop-bill-puts-meaningful-use-hitech-act-in-peril/#more-1302" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading GOP Bill Puts Meaningful Use & HITECH Act in Peril">(more…)</span></a>
<a href="http://www.fiercehealthit.com/?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fierce Health IT </a>has published a couple of articles about the movement of healthcare providers to cloud computing. The articles were spurred by a recent report from KLAS Research. Here is an excerpt from their editor’s corner: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-to-the-cloud/#more-1425" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use to “The Cloud”">(more…)</span></a>
Registration through CMS for EHR Incentive Programs begins today, January 3, 2011. Early participation will yield maximum incentive payments, so, register today even if your certified EHR system is not yet installed. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/registration-for-ehr-incentive-programs-begins-today/#more-1300" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Registration for EHR Incentive Programs Begins Today">(more…)</span></a>
Thrive, offered 2/9 from 9am-5pm, is ZirMed’s first web-based client conference dedicated to assisting clients in using ZirMed’s solutions more efficiently and completely and understanding the continuously evolving healthcare industry. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/zirmeds-2011-thrive-virtual-user-conference/#more-1298" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ZirMed’s 2011 Thrive Virtual User Conference">(more…)</span></a>
The President recently signed “red flags” legislation that makes doctors exempt from the anti-identity theft requirements and safeguards that banks and other creditors must follow. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/doctors-exempt-from-red-flags-rule/#more-1296" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Doctors Exempt from Red Flags Rule">(more…)</span></a>
ZirMed®, <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/">Harmony Healthcare IT</a>’s provider of Web-based revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare providers, has received the highest score for online claims editing of all the measured clearinghouse services rated in KLAS’ 2010 report “Ambulatory Clearinghouse: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/zirmed-receives-highest-klas-score-for-online-claims-editing/#more-1294" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ZirMed Receives Highest KLAS Score for Online Claims Editing">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will track eligible medical professionals receiving incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-establishes-system-to-track-ehr-meaningful-use-incentive-recipients/#more-1291" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Establishes System to Track EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Recipients">(more…)</span></a>
The <a href="http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Certified HIT Product List (CHPL)</a> provides the authoritative, comprehensive listing of Complete EHRs and EHR Modules that have been tested and certified under the Temporary Certification Program maintained by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/onc-publishes-certified-hit-product-list/#more-1289" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ONC Publishes Certified HIT Product List">(more…)</span></a>