Currently, about 5.6 million Medicare beneficiaries are covered by an accountable care organization. A commanding majority — 95 percent — use EHRs, and most receive claims and other data from payers. However, few ACOs use more advanced health IT that…
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To meet meaningful use stage 2, at least 5 percent of a provider's patients must interact with the provider's patient portal. However, a new survey from TechnologyAdvice reveals many patients may not know a patient portal is available.
A federal court of appeals ruled Wednesday EHR vendor Allscripts cannot force arbitration in a class action suit brought forth by physicians who claim software from an Allscripts subsidiary did not allow them to meet federal regulations.
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Greenway Health is an information solutions provider based in Carrollton, Ga., serving a variety of healthcare provider organizations, including integrated health systems, community health centers, physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers.
With the shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance and the many other changes in the healthcare industry due to healthcare reform, insurers are becoming more concerned with cutting costs and improving the health outcomes of patient populations.