Is it critical for a public health department to connect to a health information exchange (HIE)? Over the past several years, the answer to this question has been a confused “I don’t know enough about HIEs to know.” So, what has changed? For one, EHRs, which not only compile data, but also can standardize data […]
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All across the country Public Health Departments and Community Health Centers including FQHCs experience many forms of HIPAA breaches and violations. Often, these breaches are unintended but not always. So, understanding where employees fall short can help your staff prevent many common breaches. Some of the most common breaches to be aware of are: […]
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Vendor demos are the tipping point in the selection process of finding a new Electronic Health Records system. Being prepared will help make the most of this process and make the decision clear. Comparing apples to apples will de-clutter the facts, and prevent the sales guy from selling the system based on one aspect alone. […]
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Patagonia Health’s Incentive Assistance Service is a unique value-added service for Patagonia Health EHR customers. Our in-house specialists help our clients quickly understand whether they qualify or not, comply with the federal EHR meaningful use mandate, and apply for the EHR incentives. Recently, Patagonia Health’s Senior Product Support Specialist/Trainer, Nicole Sutton, assisted Shannon Lee of […]
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With efforts of providing clinicians the tools and flexibility to provide high-quality, patient-centered care, the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) recently finalized and published a new payment system for Medicare clinicians, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). This new system was designed with input from thousands of clinicians and […]
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