Doctors Quick to Integrate Tablet Use into Practice Most physicians own iPads or other tablet computers, and they are finding creative ways to integrate them into patient interactions and other aspects of medicine. June 5, 2012 Technology iPad, Tablet, tablet computers 0 0 Comment Read More »
HealthShare Bay Area Founding Members to Form Health Information Exchange Eighteen Bay Area health care organizations will be founding members of the region’s first community health information exchange (HIE) program, HealthShare Bay Area (HSBA). April 10, 2012 Local Events, News, SF Dept of Public Health, Technology HealthShare Bay Area, Health Information Exchange, HSBA 0 0 Comment Read More »
California to help health providers secure Medicaid incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use. California has set a goal of having 10,000 eligible health care providers by June receive Medicaid incentive payments for demonstrating meaningful use of certified electronic health records, according to a CMS blog post published recently by National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari and CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. April 4, 2012 EHR, News, Physician Resource, SFMS Member Events, Technology CalHIPSO , EHR, EHR assistance, Lumetra , meaningful use 0 0 Comment Read More »
Assistance with EHR Adoption Are you a primary care provider looking for assistance with Meaningful Use and EHR? SFMS is partnering with Lumetra, a local extension center for San Francisco, to fill available slots for priority primary care providers (PPCPs) to receive subsidized services from CalHIPSO. March 7, 2012 EHR, Physician Resource, Technology CalHIPSO, EHR, Lumetra, meaningful use, PPCP 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Releases New Health IT 'Meaningful Use' Rules It’s time to take electronic health records to the next level. CMS on Thursday released their second-stage guidelines for “meaningful use” of electronic records, which advocates say have the potential to reduce medical errors and streamline care. February 24, 2012 EHR, Technology computerized physician order entry, CPOE, electronic health records, meaningful use, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT 0 0 Comment Read More »