Search results for "EHRs"
The stimulus package and buying EHRs
The recent federal economic stimulus package set aside more than $17 billion for doctors and hospitals to adopt EHRs. ACP has developed extended guides to answer physician's questions about the incentives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/cpii.htm
1 Jul 2009
‘Wearables' warrant wary expectations
Medical-grade wearable technology will be a $24 billion market by 2022, and the market is predicted to shift from recreational use toward disease diagnosis and management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/wearables-warrant-wary-expectations.htm
1 Jul 2018
Still time to apply for meaningful use hardship exception
Physicians can apply for a hardship exception that lets them avoid a potential payment penalty in 2017.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/23/6.htm
23 Feb 2016
Dealing with the hassles of prior authorization
Prior authorization related to medications or referrals to specialty care or testing drain physician and staff time on burdensome administrative tasks instead of patient care. Practices can try some tips to mitigate some of the burdens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/05/tips.htm
1 May 2016
Influence, interactions, and ethical dilemmas
Advances in technology, genetics, and evolving financial reimbursement models continue to create new ethical conundrums or add layers or twists to age-old debates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/influence-interactions-and-ethical-dilemmas.htm
1 May 2019
New reimbursement codes you can use now
Physicians can use new billing codes to garner reimbursement for online services based on time, as well as chronic care management, principal care management, and transitional care management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/04/new-reimbursement-codes-you-can-use-now.htm
1 Apr 2020
Wearable tech shows promise in clinical care
Smart watches and fitness trackers could offer a remote connection to patients, as well as a way of tracking their progress on meeting health goals. But their application depends on the patient and the physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/technology.htm
1 Nov 2015
Scribes: A write way and a wrong way
Taking a patient's history is considered an intimate part of the exam process, one long-cherished by traditionally minded physicians. Like much of the traditional practice of medicine, it's facing a new model for efficiency. Should doctors delegate the dictation?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/scribes.htm
1 Feb 2012
Details define requirements for chronic care management
Billing for chronic care management requires new capabilities for electronic health records and access to the information that they contain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/coding.htm
1 Mar 2015
ACP's ‘big tent’ advocacy agenda
ACP's advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues extends beyond partisan political debates and is meant to help physicians in their pursuit of clinical care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2017