ICD-10, the next generation of coding system, will impact revenue and clinical efficiencies in healthcare. It requires in-depth staff training, coordination with payers, and coordination with clearinghouses. Harmon Healthcare IT is guiding users of Vitera Medical Manager through this industry mandate, covering general overview, practice readiness, and product readiness.
All users of Vitera Medical Manager(r) are invited to join us online Thursday, January 16th at 1pm EST for an ICD-10 webinar. This is an important first-step in determining how you will move forward to prepare your system and your staff for the impending deadline. (more…)
A recently published report from IDC Health Insights cites that nearly 60% of the 212 PCP and specialist providers surveyed are very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, or neutral about their ambulatory EHRs. The primary reason for the dissatisfaction across the over 25 different EHR products used was loss of productivity. (more…)
A recently published from IDC Health Insights cites that nearly 60% of the 212 PCP and specialist providers surveyed are very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, or neutral about their ambulatory EHRs, and are looking for an EHR Replacement. The primary reason for the dissatisfaction across the over 25 different EHR products used was loss of productivity.
As a result, EHR replacements — nationwide — are on the rise.
As technology evolves in healthcare, Directors of IS are routinely replacing old EHR technology with new. With the cost and complexity of EMR data conversion, complete patient records from a legacy application are not typically ported over to the new software. This can result in a collection of read-only systems that carry with them a price tag for service and support, a burden of keeping software patched and users trained as well as a technical risk as infrastructures age.
Health Data Archiver is an easy-to-use, vendor-neutral repository that helps reduce the costs of legacy system maintenance and bypass the complexity of conversions typically involved in EMR replacement.
If you’re at an organization that has recently replaced an EHR, EPM or HIS system, contact us and learn more about how Health Data Archiver can affordably and securely help you meet state patient data retention mandates.
HIPAA Omnibus Rule changes patient data privacy; Harmony Healthcare IT webinar helps practice managers update policies, transition to ICD-10 without upgrades or contracts.
Avoiding Privacy & Security Risk Won’t Make it Go Away. Is your practice HIPAA Compliant since the release of the Omnibus Rule?
Earlier this year, HHS released the HIPAA Omnibus Rule which ushered in some important changes for patient data privacy and security as established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. (more…)
The study reveals that physicians are increasingly adopting or using EHRs, with five main reasons being replacing existing EHR software, opening a new practice, replacing paper records, replacing other software, or combining the above. The percentage of physicians transitioning from paper records dropped significantly from 2010 to 2013, while the share of practices replacing existing EHR systems grew by nearly 50%. Vendor dissatisfaction increases, and cost and customer service concerns also rise. The study highlights the importance of a rigorous process for software selection and implementation, as doctors are increasingly adopting or using EHRs.
Software Advice, a trusted resource for medical software buyers, recently published results of a long-term study following demand drivers among prospective buyers of electronic health records (EHR) software. (more…)
Rick Adams discusses challenges in legacy data management strategy, including data conversion and mapping for EHR system replacements.
“Healthcare Legacy Data Management, an Overview of Data Archiving and System Decommissioning with Rick Adams” is the title of a new executive interview series published by Harmony Healthcare IT. (more…)
Legacy data management and health data archiving are some of the topics covered in a recent interview by Harmony Healthcare IT’s Managing Partner, Rick Adams. In this wide ranging interview, Rick answers questions on how health data archiving has evolved over the years as well as where it is headed. (more…)
According to findings released from the 8th annual Physician Retention Survey from Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association AMGA, physician turnover rates are at an all-time high. As physicians depart or retire from a practice, the need to archive electronic protected health information ePHI of patients rises. The report finds physician turnover reaching the highest rate since the first year data was collected in 2005. Medical groups reported an average turnover rate of 6.8, up from 6.5 in 2011 and 5.9 in 2009 at the depth of the recession. Medical groups do not expect turnover relief in the next twelve months.
Physician Turnover Rates At An All-Time High
According to findings released 3/18/13 from the 8th annual Physician Retention Survey from Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), physician turnover rates are at an all-time high. As physicians depart or retire from a practice, the need to archive electronic protected health information (ePHI) of patients rises. (more…)
