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MGMA 09: Health reform bills would mandate electronic transactions
All three healthcare reform bills pending in the House of Representatives and both bills currently before the Senate would mandate greater use of standardized electronic transactions for
Surescripts will certify on new NCPDP standard; few expect competition to CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology made news last week when it began two of its three planned certification programs for 2011, with an eye toward helping EHR customers
MGMA 09: Confusion reigns over EMR stimulus, HIPAA, Medicare SGR
It's a good thing the federal EMR stimulus program doesn't start for another 15 months, and an even better thing that HHS likely will give doctors until 2014 to meet the so-called 2011 standards for
MGMA 09: MGMA teams with AMGA, Perot to aid extension centers
The two national organizations representing physician group practices are formally teaming up for the first time, and the impetus is EHR adoption. The Medical Group Management Association and the
MGMA 09: GE notes strong EMR interest, with ARRA crush still to come
As with so many other healthcare trade shows, attendance at the Medical Group Management Association's annual meeting, which wrapped up yesterday in Denver, was down about 20 percent compared to a
MGMA 2009: Time to get your business moving
Today, another MGMA session was held in which an extremely sharp consultant explained how physicians could improve their practice operations, quality, turnover rates, patient satisfaction and
SPOTLIGHT: Watch web ratings to avoid managed care de-selection, MGMA speakers say
You may feel your patients are largely satisfied with your practice or hospital, and you may even be right. The thing is, even if a small percentage of them (even 5 percent) are out there writing up
MGMA 2009: Knowing the right practice metrics to follow is critical, speaker says
Managing a practice is a hard job under the best of circumstances. But if you don't pay attention to the right core metrics, your practice is missing countless opportunities to boost patient and
MGMA 2009: New wiki offers community support for medical coders
Increasingly, online communities are emerging which give doctors a place to hang out among their own, including www.sermo.com , www.ozmosis.com , www.health.md , www.doctorshangout.com and more. Now, a
MGMA 2009: Are practices giving up already?
Yes, I know that many practices are facing some of the worst financial pressures they've ever faced--and realistically they fear that things could get worse. Between their financial fears, and the
