January 1, 2014 marks the beginning of the reporting period for Meaningful Use Stage 2. Are you ready? The Meaningful Use program can feel daunting because of its size and scope. Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) need to demonstrate achievement of 19 total objectives, many...
If you're like most hospitals or private healthcare practices, you're not even close to being ready for the EMR deadline. But failing to get ready in time could cost you. EMR Deadline 2014 Under the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act (ARRA) of 2009, all medical records in...
Healthcare is one of the hottest, fastest-growing industries in 2012, and that means it's a great time to be a health information technology (HIT) professional. But having the right title simply won't be enough to qualify you for the very best HIT jobs. In order...
While unemployment continues to saturate the nation's working classes, there has been one field within healthcare where the demand has been higher than the supply: health information technology. According to a survey by IT management firm Computer Economics, 61 percent of healthcare organizations are increasing health...