http://www.mcknights.com/ehr/topic/9933/ Articles tagged with EHR from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will undertake targeted audits focused on upcoding in electronic health records, according to Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. http://www.mcknights.com/targeted-ehr-upcoding-audits-on-the-way/article/287034/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:28:05 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will undertake targeted audits focused on upcoding in electronic health records, according to Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. McKnight's The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will undertake targeted audits focused on upcoding in electronic health records, Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said Tuesday. http://www.mcknights.com/government-will-increase-ehr-upcoding-audits-tavenner-says/article/283313/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:30:00 GMT The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will undertake targeted audits focused on upcoding in electronic health records, Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said Tuesday. McKnight's Doctors' letters sent after employing electronic health records led to a higher prescription rate for cholesterol-lowering medication and lower long-term cholesterol levels for patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease, according to Northwestern University medical researchers. http://www.mcknights.com/ehrs-tied-to-better-treatment-of-high-risk-heart-patients/article/268886/ Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT Doctors' letters sent after employing electronic health records led to a higher prescription rate for cholesterol-lowering medication and lower long-term cholesterol levels for patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease, according to Northwestern University medical researchers. McKnight's American HealthTech announced its electronic health record software has received meaningful use certification from the federal government. http://www.mcknights.com/american-healthtech-earns-federal-governments-meaningful-use-stamp-of-approval/article/268202/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT American HealthTech announced its electronic health record software has received meaningful use certification from the federal government. McKnight's Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended. http://www.mcknights.com/long-term-care-providers-should-be-eligible-for-ehr-incentives-providers-stress/article/255469/ Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:30:00 GMT Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended. McKnight's Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended. http://www.mcknights.com/long-term-care-providers-should-be-eligible-for-ehr-incentives-providers-stress/article/255470/ Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:30:00 GMT Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended. McKnight's Long-term and post-acute care providers aren't eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records, but failing to pursue EHRs would be unwise, experts stress. http://www.mcknights.com/use-of-electronic-health-records-by-post-acute-providers-improves-care-transitions-experts-say/article/248795/ Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:30:00 GMT Long-term and post-acute care providers aren't eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records, but failing to pursue EHRs would be unwise, experts stress. McKnight's LeadingAge's Center for Aging Services Technologies has released several free tools designed to help operators identify electronic health records products that might meet their needs. The portfolio includes an online tool for identifying products that meet an organization's requirements and an accompanying whitepaper that guidesorganizations through an interdisciplinary planning for EHRs process and defining the needed specifications. "LeadingAge members have long told us of their struggles to understand which EHR products they should consider implementing," said Majd Alwan, Ph.D., LeadingAge senior vice president for technology and executive director of CAST. "We are very pleased to have partnered with vendors who agreed to contribute information about their products' capabilities according to a defined set of functionalities. This has enabled us to create a selection matrix that covers the landscape of EHR products build an online EHR Selection tool that is both thorough and user-friendly." http://www.mcknights.com/cast-offers-free-tools-for-making-electronic-health-record-selections/article/245413/ Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:00:00 GMT LeadingAge's Center for Aging Services Technologies has released several free tools designed to help operators identify electronic health records products that might meet their needs. The portfolio includes an online tool for identifying products that meet an organization's requirements and an accompanying whitepaper that guidesorganizations through an interdisciplinary planning for EHRs process and defining the needed specifications. "LeadingAge members have long told us of their struggles to understand which EHR products they should consider implementing," said Majd Alwan, Ph.D., LeadingAge senior vice president for technology and executive director of CAST. "We are very pleased to have partnered with vendors who agreed to contribute information about their products' capabilities according to a defined set of functionalities. This has enabled us to create a selection matrix that covers the landscape of EHR products build an online EHR Selection tool that is both thorough and user-friendly." McKnight's Software giant MDI Achieve announced it will upgrade all existing On-Line Advantage clients to MDI Achieve Matrix, its Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. On-Line Advantage has been available for more than a decade, but will be retired by next May. "Our commitment to providing clients with robust technology means we are constantly evolving our product offerings," said Marc Brunet, President and CEO. http://www.mcknights.com/mdi-achieve-upgrading-on-line-advantage-clients-to-matrix/article/245408/ Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:50:44 GMT Software giant MDI Achieve announced it will upgrade all existing On-Line Advantage clients to MDI Achieve Matrix, its Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution. On-Line Advantage has been available for more than a decade, but will be retired by next May. "Our commitment to providing clients with robust technology means we are constantly evolving our product offerings," said Marc Brunet, President and CEO. McKnight's There is no federal mandate for nursing homes, home health programs or residential living facilities to implement electronic health records (EHR). Hence, the upcoming federal deadline for EHR implementation does not apply to providers of long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC). http://www.mcknights.com/electronic-health-records-clearing-up-confusion-about-federal-implementation-deadline/article/240818/ Fri, 11 May 2012 17:35:47 GMT There is no federal mandate for nursing homes, home health programs or residential living facilities to implement electronic health records (EHR). Hence, the upcoming federal deadline for EHR implementation does not apply to providers of long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC). McKnight's