The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act will offer stimulus funding to eligible providers who achieve ‘meaningful use’ of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/achieving-meaningful-use-of-electronic-medical-records-to-get-stimulus-funding/#more-1182" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Achieving ‘Meaningful Use’ of Electronic Medical Records to Get Stimulus Funding">(more…)</span></a>
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Finance Committee and former Chairman of the Small Business Committee, today introduced legislation to help family doctors modernize their patients’ records and prescriptions. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/legislation-introduced-to-help-doctors-fund-medical-records/#more-1180" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Legislation Introduced to Help Doctors Fund Medical Records">(more…)</span></a>
<p dir="ltr">The federal government intends to implement a basic level of initial 2011 criteria for meaningful use of electronic health records systems to determine who will receive Medicare and Medicaid incentives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/meaningful-use-of-ehrs-to-be-basic-in-2011/#more-1167" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ‘Meaningful Use’ of EHRs to be Basic in 2011">(more…)</span></a></p>
<span class="articleSummary">According to Modern Healthcare, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) is adopting a two-tier system of testing and certifying IT systems.</span> <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/new-meaningful-use-tier-of-cchit-certification/#more-1165" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading New Meaningful Use Tier of CCHIT Certification">(more…)</span></a>
In preparing content for our September seminar on meaningful use of electronic health records, we’re constantly reading the latest news and editorials on the subject. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/seminar-on-meaningful-use-of-ehrs/#more-1163" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Seminar on “Meaningful Use” of EHRs">(more…)</span></a>
At a press conference on August 20, 2009, it was predicted by David Blumenthal, M.D. that the final definition of the “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHR) will be published in spring of 2010. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/spring-of-2010-for-final-definition-of-ehr-meaningful-use/#more-1161" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Spring of 2010 for Final Definition of EHR ‘Meaningful Use?’">(more…)</span></a>
Times are tough. Insurance carriers are reducing reimbursements. Patients are struggling to make their co-payments on time — or at all. Now, more than ever, it’s critical that you maximize your revenue stream and take advantage of governmental incentives. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/webinar-tomorrow-optimizing-the-revenue-cycle/#more-1159" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Webinar Tomorrow: “Optimizing the Revenue Cycle”">(more…)</span></a>
As we work with more medical practices and health systems to manage their legacy data from a previous practice management system, we’re getting asked how long medical records need to be retained. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/medical-record-retention-and-legacy-data-management/#more-1155" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Medical Record Retention and Legacy Data Management">(more…)</span></a>
If you’re in a small or solo physician practice that’s looking to buy an electronic medical record (EMR) system, help could soon be on the way in the form of a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/legislation-could-help-small-and-solo-physician-practices-buy-emrs/#more-1148" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Legislation Could Help Small and Solo Physician Practices Buy EMRs">(more…)</span></a>