As part of electronic health records adoption and achieving Meaningful Use Stage 2, many medical centers have deployed online patient portals. These provide access to patient-doctor communications, appointment scheduling and other useful tools. However, nearly half of patients are unaware they exist. Read More »

The move to Meaningful Use Stage 2 is not as clear-cut as that of Stage 1, and as EHR Intelligence notes, that difference may actually be working against overall chiropractic EMR adoption rates. Read More »

The number of medical professionals and hospitals able to attest for Meaningful Use Stage 2 shot up significantly in July. Read More »

The American Medical Association (AMA) has expressed concern that a proposed rule on Meaningful Use adoption doesn’t go far enough to help providers. Read More »

A number of providers are still struggling with Stage 1 EHR use, a fact that has prompted the CMS to offer greater flexibility over Stage 2. Read More »

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are beginning a webinar series this month, titled “Getting the Most out of Meaningful Use,” to better elucidate this often-confusing subject. Read More »

CMS announced last month that it would collect all of the pertinent information from participating physicians and hospitals on Stage 2 readiness, and then publish it as a database for public health agencies and registries to make use of. Read More »

In the wake of the ICD-10 delay, one of the biggest stumbling blocks that needs to be overcome in the healthcare industry is reeducation — specifically in terms of making a clearer distinction between ICD-10 and Meaningful Use Stage 2. Read More »