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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 [...]
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
