Firstly, we would like to wish you all a Very Happy Independence Day! On this Independence day, we would like…
An Introduction to Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
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…