A Look At Cybersecurity Threats in the Healthcare Industry
Increased and imminent — that’s how the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency describe the rising cyber threats faced by already strained healthcare providers in an advisory last October. Attacks like ransomware and phishing are becoming more and more alarming, with over 40 million Americans affected by healthcare data breaches
Strategies to Improve Patient Collections
According to experts, hospitals, and private practice that do not consider improving their patient payment collection by making it a top priority will face significant challenges. Private practices relied on payers to make the majority of the payments for services they offered in the past. Today, healthcare providers and patients
Telemedicine and its Role in Revolutionizing Healthcare
Technology has become a centralized component of operation across all industries, including the various verticals of the health system. It’s revolutionized the way providers manage patient care. Telemedicine is one of those game-changing technologies, and the plethora of benefits from using it enables a more efficient, effective, and satisfactory relationship
Maintaining Cyber Security in a Small Medical Office
In this article, we would like to discuss an important topic that often gets overlooked; Cybersecurity setup in your office. Regardless if you are a single provider or larger multi-physician office protection of your data is extremely important. This is not only for your billing records but also for the
165,592 Reasons to Implement an EHR Today!
Improved Coding Down-coding and poor charge capture can both be improved through an EHR’s E&M Coder. A study by Medical Economics Magazine estimated that a physician who is regularly down-coding may be losing $40,000 to $50,000 annually. A study done by Partners Healthcare System found an increase of 1.5% to
January 3rd Marked the One Year Milestone for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
January 3rd was the one year anniversary of the start of registration for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. Over the past year, there has been a tremendous amount of interest in the incentive programs as providers across the country have implemented EHRs. Year one highlights
Healthcare Hot Topic Tuesday: August 16, 2011
It’s Tuesday and time for our new weekly healthcare hot topic report. Starting this Tuesday and continuing every week thereafter, MediPro will provide a list of links to recent “healthcare hot topic” articles and blog entries. Each article or healthcare blog will give vital information to put doctors and their
ePrescribing increases 72% in 2010
Yesterday, Surescripts released its annual progress report on ePrescribing, which reported across the board increases in prescriptions being routed electronically, electronic responses to requests for prescription benefit information, and prescription histories being delivered to prescribers. One of the reports most salient findings was the 72 percent rise in prescriptions being
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Buying EHR Systems – Make Training a Purchasing Factor
How to Assess EHR / EMR Systems Training and Implementation Training and implementation are key factors that drive the success and satisfaction you receive from any EHR software. Why is it so important to discuss these areas in detail before you make a purchase? Simply, becoming proficient at using your