Healthland, a company that specializes in providing healthcare information technology solutions for rural hospitals, has announced that six more rural hospitals across Texas have achieved Stage 1 Meaningful Use. After a successful 90-day reporting period of their comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) capabilities, the healthcare providers will now receive funding under the Medicare EHR Incentive [...]
Six Hospitals in Rural Texas Improve Patient Care and Achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use with Healthland EHR Solution
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CMS Reports that over $2.5 Billion in EHR Incentive Funds were Paid to over 176,000 providers in 2011
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that the number of physicians and hospitals to have registered for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record incentive program has increased to over 176,000 through the end of 2012. Total incentive payments issued during the year exceeded $2.5 billion. According to a report available [...]
Practice Fusion Helps US Doctors Put EHR Incentives to Work
January 18, 2012 By 2 Comments
Small medical practices across the country are starting 2012 with an extra $18,000 in the bank as a reward for making the transition from paper records to an Electronic Health Record system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the 2009 Economic Stimulus Plan, is promoting the national shift to EHR systems [...]
Quest Diagnostics Launches National EHR Grant Program for Physicians
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated has announced that, beginning January 23rd and throughout 2012, it is offering to eligible physician practices discounts of 85% off the retail price of its popular Care360® Electronic Health Record solution. Through the Quest Diagnostics Grant program, physicians can receive a full, certified EHR solution, including EHR and Practice Management System licenses, [...]
164 ChartLogic EHR Physician Customers Qualify for Meaningful Use Payments
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ChartLogic Inc has announced that 164 of its physician customers have qualified to receive payments under the federal government’s Medicare meaningful use program as of Dec. 1, 2011. The company serves some 1,000 physicians nationwide. The total estimated amount of the payments to be awarded to the qualifying ChartLogic customers is $2.9 million. “We are [...]
ACOM Health Guarantees Chiropractors will Receive Stimulus Money in 2012 with its EHR Software Solution
January 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
ACOM Health has announced a new program that will guarantee chiropractors purchasing their certified RAPID EHR software solution will receive EHR adoption incentive payment for 2012. Under the new program, eligible chiropractors are guaranteed to qualify for the government’s EHR incentive payment for 2012 or they will be entitled to cancel their purchase and receive [...]
Midland Memorial Hospital Receives over $3 Million in Federal Funds for Meaningful Use of OpenVista EHR
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medsphere Systems Corporation and Midland Memorial Hospital have jointly announced that Midland Memorial has met the requirements for Stage One Meaningful Use with Medsphere’s OpenVista system, the empowering electronic health record, and has received an initial reimbursement from the federal government. According to Midland Memorial administrators, the hospital has received initial disbursements of $2.3 million [...]
Lawson Cloverleaf® Integration Suite Achieves ‘Meaningful Use’ Stamp of Approval
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lawson Software has announced the Lawson Cloverleaf® Integration Suite v5.8 has received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by achieving Modular Ambulatory EHR and Modular Inpatient EHR certification. This means the Cloverleaf Integration Suite can enable healthcare providers to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Cloverleaf Integration Suite [...]
21 Providers with Rockford Orthopedic Receive Maximum Medicare Incentives for Meaningful Use
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
eClinicalWorks® has announced that 21 providers from Rockford Orthopedic have successfully attested for meaningful use and the practice has received a $378,000 check from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services , the maximum amount allowed for 2011. These incentives were established by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to reward medical providers who successfully [...]
Alton Healthcare’s EHR, DocAlton v 3.1, Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 EHR certification
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Alton Healthcare’s DocAlton v3.1 has achieved 2011/2012 COMPLETE EHR ONC-ATCB Certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting providers with Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DocAlton v3.1 was certified on November 4, 2011 under ICSA Labs’ ONC-ATCB EHR program. “Alton Healthcare [...]
