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The Effects of the Stark Law on Healthcare Administrators

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently informed Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMSS), that the Physician Self-Referral Law – perhaps more commonly known as the Stark Law – burdens providers administratively and hinders the exchange of health data and coordination of care unnecessarily. Instead, HIMSS […]

Better Integrated EHR Systems Can Reduce Physician Burnout

A recent study of over 15,000 physicians found that 2/3 felt burned out from their work, with nearly a third admitting that they were more easily exasperated, less engaged and less friendly with their patients. An additional 15% felt they would make mistakes with patients that they would not normally make, including 5% that had […]

The Latest Summer 2018 Medicare Updates You Need to Know About

Keeping up with the latest Medicare changes can seem like a task that never ends. Once you get familiar with the most recent changes, new ones roll out. As a provider, however, it’s pertinent that you stay up to date with these changes to ensure your practice is operating with the utmost compliance. Many practices […]

It’s 2018: Electronic Health Records 10 Years Later

Back in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act started dishing out funds to be used by healthcare providers. These funds were intended to help them implement electronic health record systems. As a result, we have seen a great improvement in quality of care and patient outcomes. Health care providers were […]