Looking for an electronic health record solution that will allow you to KEEP your Medical Manager practice management software? Look no further. Join <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/">Harmony Healthcare IT</a> for a webinar on Thur., 2/16/12 at 11am EST for a 30-min. overview on how to achieve EHR meaningful use using The Medical Manager software. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-for-the-medical-manager-practice-management-software/#more-1441" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use for The Medical Manager Practice Management Software">(more…)</span></a>
MGMA sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, regarding the major payment disruptions medical practices are experiencing as a result of the transition to the HIPAA Version 5010 electronic transactions standard on Jan. 1. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mgma-to-hhs-5010-causing-payment-issues-for-medical-practices/#more-1439" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MGMA to HHS: 5010 Causing Payment Issues for Medical Practices">(more…)</span></a>
Ohio will reportedly spend $1 million to help 50 of its primary care facilities transition into patient-centered medical homes, a new care model that encourages the family doctor to better coordinate with specialists and others to improve a patient’s health. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ohio-to-invest-1m-in-patient-centered-care/#more-1436" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Ohio to Invest $1M in Patient-Centered Care">(more…)</span></a>
If 2012 promises anything for physicians, it’s a year full of IT challenges. Whether it’s Version 5010 compliance, the achievement of EHR meaningful use or the sharing of data with HIEs and ACOs; there will be some work to do on the technology front. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/need-skilled-affordable-it-personnel-outsource-it/#more-1430" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Need Skilled, Affordable IT Personnel? Outsource it.">(more…)</span></a>
<p id="article-teaser">According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 18,619 eligible professionals registered for the Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs last month. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-meaningful-use-registration-stats-updated-by-cms/#more-1427" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Meaningful Use Registration Stats Updated by CMS">(more…)</span></a></p>
The Version 5010 (ASC X12 Version 5010) deadline was 1/1/12, but, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not initiate enforcement action until 4/1/12. CMS made this decision based on industry feedback that many organizations and their trading partners were not yet ready to finalize system upgrades to be compliant. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/version-5010-cms-90-day-enforcement-discretion-period/#more-1423" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Version 5010: CMS 90-Day Enforcement Discretion Period">(more…)</span></a>