by MBA Medical | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog
Regional Extension Centers (RECs) exist to help hospitals, community health centers, and primary care providers adopt and electronic health records (EHR) system. The 2009 economic stimulus package created RECs to provide eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid incentive...
by MBA Medical | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for Meaningful Use flexibility, extending the Stage 2 deadline for the program for certain providers until 2016 and the Stage 3 start date to 2017. It also allows eligible providers to use...
by MBA Medical | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog
Physician groups of varying persuasions are calling for improved support for telemedicine. The reason? Many see it as a viable way to address physician shortages and improve patient care. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) weighed in on the matter: “While...
by MBA Medical | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog
According to Elisabeth Myers, policy and outreach lead at the CMS Office of eHealth Standards and Services, as of May $23.7 billion in electronic health record incentives have been paid to eligible hospitals and physicians over the last three years. That was up from...
by MBA Medical | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog
Mobile computing is clearly the way of the future, in business and personal use. According to a Gartner study, worldwide traditional PC shipments are expected to decline seven percent in 2014. In contrast, worldwide mobile device shipments are expected to grow by 47...