PQRS is an abbreviation for Physician Quality Reporting System formerly known as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). It is…
Wearable technology and EHR
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The mobile health monitoring space is a staggering USD 9 billion as of today, and is only getting bigger. Wearable…
Future of Healthcare: Personalized Medicine and Digital Health
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is the first part to a series which will cover the role of healthcare IT in biotechnology and medical…
CAC Implementation for ICD-10
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Computer Assisted Coding or CAC has gained importance with the ICD-10 implementation road map underway at most healthcare providers. The…
Blue Button+: A guide for EMR/EHR/PHR ISV’s (Part 2)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We had previously discussed the methodology for Bluebutton+ to access data in the EMR/EHR/PHR system in the first part of…
Blue Button+: A guide for EMR/EHR/PHR ISVs (part 1)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What do you need to know about the Blue Button+? The Blue Button initiative started in 2010, to empower…
What do we mean that ICD-10 is more specific?
While there are dozens of minor distinctions between ICD-9 and ICD-10 the three fundamental changes are: There is expanded detail…
ICD-10: Effective Implementation and Testing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ICD-10 codes need to be implemented by the practice management, billing and EHR vendors to ensure a smooth transition and…
Major Differences Between ICD-9 and ICD-10
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ICD-10 code set is not just a simple update to the ICD-9 code set. They are both different in…