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Study Finds Quality of Patient Care Drives Physician Satisfaction

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“Many things affect physician professional satisfaction, but a common theme is that physicians describe feeling stressed and unhappy when they see barriers preventing them from providing quality care,” said Dr. Mark Friedberg, the study’s lead author and a natural scientist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization. “If their perceptions about quality are correct, then solving these problems will be good for Continue reading Study Finds Quality of Patient Care Drives Physician Satisfaction→

IRS Form 1099 for 2013 Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive

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IRS Form 1099 for 2013 Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments to Be Issued to Attesting Provider Starting with the 2013 tax year, the IRS Form 1099 for incentive payments made through the Texas Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program will be issued to the attesting provider, even if that provider designates another entity as the payee. These Form 1099s will be sent Continue reading IRS Form 1099 for 2013 Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive→

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Unnecessary Costs of Insurance Company Claim Processing

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Administrative Burden Index – How do different Insurance Companies Rank  The AMA recently unveiled its new Administrative Burden Index (ABI) to rank commercial health insurers according to the level of unnecessary cost they contribute to the billing and payment of medical claims. The AMA found that administrative tasks associated with avoidable errors, inefficiency and waste in the medical claims process resulted in an Continue reading Unnecessary Costs of Insurance Company Claim Processing→

Continued Patient Education of Online Access to Medical Records is Needed

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More than two-thirds of U.S. consumers say their doctors have not involved them in the transition to digital medical records The Fourth Annual Xerox Survey shows slow progress in patient knowledge of Electronic Health Records. While more healthcare providers continue to adopt Electronic Health Records (EHRs), a recent Xerox (NYSE: XRX) survey revealed the need for doctors to educate consumers Continue reading Continued Patient Education of Online Access to Medical Records is Needed→