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All EHRs are EMRs but not all EMRs are EHRs

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OK, so what’s the difference? I’m glad you asked. Typically an EMR is a medical record stored in any type of electronic format, PDFs being the most common. But an EHR is an EMR whose information is quantifiable. In other words, you can use pieces of the EHR for calculating percentages of records with a certain diagnosis or the number of patients Continue reading All EHRs are EMRs but not all EMRs are EHRs→

CMS says ICD-10 Now Official for October 1, 2014 / Stage 2 Meaningful Use Now Set

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ICD-10 Now Official for October 1, 2014 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has set the due date for implementation of ICD-10 CM code as October 1, 2014.   Stage 2 Meaningful Use Now Set Also today, HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released final requirements for “Stage Continue reading CMS says ICD-10 Now Official for October 1, 2014 / Stage 2 Meaningful Use Now Set→

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HB300 Adds Privacy Protection Beyond HIPAA for Texas EHR and PHI

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Bigger is Better in Texas when it comes to HIPAA privacy protection. On September 1st, 2012 Texas’ House Bill 300 goes into effect. HB300, passed last year and signed into law by Governor Rick Perry, amends the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act and expands patient privacy protections beyond those required by HIPAA. It also mandates stiffer penalties for privacy violations Continue reading HB300 Adds Privacy Protection Beyond HIPAA for Texas EHR and PHI→

“MEANINGFUL USE” of an EHR Explained In 60 Seconds

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“The HITECH Act set meaningful use of interoperable EHR adoption in the health care system as a critical national goal and incentivized EHR adoption.” (CDC , Jun 3, 2011. “Introduction”. Meaningful Use. CDC)   Wait a minute, …what? Simply put, “Meaningful Use” is the Federal Government’s benchmark for Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems.  An EHR system is considered ineffective unless the data that Continue reading “MEANINGFUL USE” of an EHR Explained In 60 Seconds→