EHR Adoption – New Jersey Experiments With EHR to Cut Physicians’ Paper Work

Can billing offices save time and money in insurance payments through EHRs? Last month, five national health insurance plans along with the two largest plan industry groups announced that they will be launching a groundbreaking initiative in New Jersey to cut insurance paperwork for physicians’ offices. If it’s successful, the initiative will be the first […]

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Personal Health Records–Who Are the Key PHR Providers and How Are They Handling Laboratory Results?

Several significant events have driven public and industry interest in personal health records. In 2004, President George W. Bush outlined a plan for the implementation of an electronic health record that could be accessed by all Americans. Although numerous companies had been in this market for several years, the announcement provided impetus for growth in […]

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Medical Coding and Billing – HIPAA Compliant Services

The medical records that come under medical coding and billing processes contain highly confidential patient information. To ensure protection of sensitive data, it is necessary that medical practices go in for HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) compliant services. HIPAA has requirements on security, data backups and other issues that keep patient […]

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