Rowan County Health Department Replaces Legacy EHR Software with Patagonia Health 
(May 2015, Rowan County, NC) After more than a year of research, Rowan County Health Department selected a new Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practice Management (PM) and billing system to replace their existing legacy, Georgia-based EHR vendor. In July 2015, they expect to go live with Patagonia Health EHR, a Cary, NC-based public health focused ... Read more...
EDNCPHA iPad Winner from Person County Health Department! 
Tracy Shaw, Accounting Technician from Person County Health Department, was the winner of the iPad Air drawing at the EDNCPHA conference in New Bern, NC.
Person County Health Department has been a Patagonia Health customer since 2012 so we are pleased she won. Pictures were excitedly shared with other team members from PCHD.
Congratulations Tracy!
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Transitioning to ICD-10 – Get Your Cheat Sheet!! Implementation date is October 1, 2015 – Start Preparing! Tips Do NOT buy anymore diagnosis coding books until 2016 if you already have an ICD-10 book Use this time to become more familiar with the code differences Make cheat sheets to help providers and staff Download your cheat sheet now! Beware of Obstacles Resistance to change Challenge to updating skills Information Systems will need ... Read more...
May is Global Employee Health and Fitness month 
May is Global Employee Health and Fitness month. Here at Patagonia Health we have organized our healthy activity in the form of a team bowling night! Is your team going to get active too? If you do, please send photos and we’ll share them in our next newsletter!
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Patagonia Health Celebrates Rowan County! 
Please join us in welcoming Nina Oliver, Health Director, and her team at Rowan County Health Department as the newest members of the Patagonia Health community of users.
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Congrats to Harnett County for a Successful Attestation! 
The Harnett County Health Department is proud to announce they have met attestation criteria by implementing Patagonia Electronic Health Record Technology. The Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive program provides incentive payments to eligible health care professionals and organizations as they implement or demonstrate meaningful use of Electronic Health Record Technology. This advancement has ... Read more...
Patagonia Health Aids County Health Departments to Successful Attestations 
Franklin County Health Department was among a long list of several local health departments that successfully attested for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Meaningful Use incentive program, with the help of their EHR provider, Patagonia Health of Cary, NC.
For many health facilities, the attestation process is still quite foreign and can be ... Read more...
Nash County Health Department Switches to Patagonia Health EHR to Improve workflow and Meet Meaningful Use Requirements (Nash County) — After a 2-year research project, Nash County Health Department selected a new Electronic Health Records (EHR) and billing system to replace their existing software. In November 2014 they went live with Patagonia Health EHR, a Cary, NC-based public health focused EHR vendor. Nash County had been using their existing EHR system for over ... Read more...
Patagonia Health to Participate in IHE Connectathon 2015 Patagonia Health is the first EHR vendor to participate in the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Connection for upcoming Title X Family Planning Annual Reporting FPAR 2.0. CARY, N.C. (October 24, 2014) – Patagonia Health, a leading provider of cloud and apps-based healthcare software, has been selected by the Office of Population Affairs to participate as ... Read more...
Patagonia Health Shares New “User Focus Groups” Video Patagonia Health has uploaded a new video to our YouTube Channel! Watch our very own Debbie Widener explain all about our User Focus Groups. To get the most out of an Electronic Health Record, we all know that users need continuous training and help well beyond initial EHR training and go live. Here’s what attendees have to ... Read more...