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Electronic Medical Records at Westchester Medical Group
As we mentioned in a previous post, Five Reasons Why Medical Billing and Coding is Booming, General Electric is one of several major corporations who have invested in creating the best, and most efficient, system of electronic medical records (EMR). The video below was released by General Electric to provide a glimpse into one of [...]
Electronic Health Records and Your New Career in Allied Health
This is a wonderful and exciting time to be entering the allied health field. No matter what work setting you are in, allied health professionals are in demand. As costs continue to rise, there are greater demands for improved quality and safety in patient care. To tackle these problems, the U.S. healthcare system is turning [...]
NY Times: Medical Offices and Hospitals That Use Electronic Medical Records To Receive Bonuses
According to a December 30, 2009 article in the NY Times, entitled “Bonus Planned for Digital Medical Records”, Medicare officials have outlined a plan to reward medical offices and hospitals that maintain systems of electronic medical records. Under the proposed stimulus, billions of dollars will be handed out across the country to healthcare providers that [...]
IBM Smarter Planet: Electronic Health Records for Evolving Healthcare
Electronic Medical Records are revolutionizing healthcare in America. The system will help create a more efficient system of care that will benefit both doctors and patients. Check out this video from IBM that gives some great information on electronic medical records, and provides some valuable footage of digital records in action. more about “IBM Smarter [...]
Five Reasons Why Medical Billing and Coding is Booming
1. Federal stimulus money is being poured into the cause. a. As part of President Obama’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”, $19.2 billion is being invested into America’s transition to digital health records. b. John Kerry’s recent legislation “The Small Business Health Information Technology Act of 2009” will make family doctors and small medical [...]
Sen. John Kerry Passes Legislation to Help Family Doctors Create Electronic Medical Records
Senator John Kerry recently introduced “The Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009″, a piece of legislation aimed at aiding family doctors switch to electronic medical records. The Act would make family doctors and other small medical practices eligible for Small Business Administration loans that would cover the costly transition from paper to [...]
Medical Billers and Coders are Crucial to Efficient Electronic Medical Records
According to an October 2009 article from the Washington Post, “In a healthcare debate characterized by partisan bickering, most lawmakers agree on one thing: American medicine needs to go digital”. The article, entitled “Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all”, outlines many of the problems currently clouding the shift to electronic medical records (EMR). It is [...]
The Benefits of Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records will improve the efficiency and reliability of the healthcare system in America. Check out this report that outlines some of its benefits. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3665635&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “The Benefits of Electronic Medical Re…“, posted with vodpod
Achieving an Electronic Medical Record
The implementation of an electronic medical record is not an easy task for medical offices. The process can be expensive, sophisticated, and time consuming, especially for smaller medical offices with limited resources. According to a study in Health Affairs it costs about $44,000 per physician to install an electronic health records system, and that is not [...]
Obama on Electronic Medical Records
President Obama discusses America’s transfer to electronic medical records as part of his healthcare stimulus plan. Under his proposal, all medical records in America will be electronic by 2014; as a result, healthcare technology professionals, such as medical billers and coders, will continue to be in high demand. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3654245&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “Obama on Electronic [...]
