On the front cover of the July 2009 edition of HealthData management “Hoosier How-To: An in-depth look at how Fort Wane, Indiana has made major headway in hopital and physician connectivity.” <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/fort-wayne-above-national-averages-for-ehr-adoption/#more-1146" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Fort Wayne Above National Averages for EHR Adoption">(more…)</span></a>
Watch out for fax requests from Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mac-fax-scam-alert/#more-1144" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MAC Fax Scam Alert">(more…)</span></a>
You can make a difference! As a provider and future user of electronic health record (EHR) technology, you have an opportunity to comment on what you think “meaningful use” of an EHR should mean. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/comment-opportunities-on-meaningful-use-for-ehr/#more-1142" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Comment Opportunities on “Meaningful Use” for EHR">(more…)</span></a>
According to a survey by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), charity care is on the rise in the form of discounted fees and free screenings. The study confirms the negative impact of the recession on patients in meeting their healthcare needs during tough economic times. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/charity-care-increasing-for-family-physicians/#more-1140" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Charity Care Increasing for Family Physicians">(more…)</span></a>
Researchers Todd Gilmer and Richard Kronick from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) released a <a title="2010 Uninsured Study" href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.28.4.w573" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">new study</a> indicating that the number of uninsured Americans could rise to 52 million by 2010. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/rising-uninsured-stats-mean-more-patient-pays-at-check-out/#more-1138" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Rising uninsured stats mean more “patient pays” at check-out">(more…)</span></a>
<span class="style6">As users of The Medical Manager (r) practice management system evaluate electronic medical records (EMR), they may consider replacing it with a fully integrated EMR and billing system.</span> <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/medical-manager-hl7-interface-to-emr/#more-1136" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Medical Manager HL7 Interface to EMR">(more…)</span></a>
Just saw a link to this very clever video on a healthcare IT blog that I read daily called <a title="HISTalk Blog" href="http://histalk2.com/2009/05/14/news-51509/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">HISTalk</a> (which I highly recommend as THE industry news feed for health IT). <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/hitech-an-interoperetta-in-three-acts/#more-1134" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading HITECH: An Interoperetta in Three Acts">(more…)</span></a>
The Medical Manager (r) * software continues to live on thousands of physician desktops nationwide as a dependable practice management system of choice. As the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/custom-hl7-interfaces-for-the-medical-manager-software/#more-1132" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Custom HL7 Interfaces for The Medical Manager Software">(more…)</span></a>
What medical practice wouldn’t want to reduce preventable claim errors like “Subscriber Not Found?” Verifying a patient’s eligibility and coverage is the first step towards achieving cleaner claims and faster reimbursements. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/verifying-eligibility-before-the-patient-arrives/#more-1130" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Verifying Eligibility Before the Patient Arrives">(more…)</span></a>