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An update on meaningful use
As you probably know by now, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes significant incentives for medical professionals who provide Medicare or Medicaid services and use an electronic medical record (EMR)—but to be eligible, you have to be a “meaningful user”.
According to National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, quality measures are at the [...]
gloStream’s gloEMR Version 5.0 Receives 08 CCHIT Certification
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI – The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology today announced that gloStream’s product gloEMR version 5.0 is a CCHIT Certified 08 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Cardiovascular Medicine and Child Health and meets the Certification Commission’s electronic health record (EHR) criteria for office-based use. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and [...]
Apollo Health Street and gloStream Announce Partnership to Support gloStream Products
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – (Business Wire) Apollo Health Street, a provider of world-class information technology to the nation’s healthcare organizations, and gloStream, an electronic medical record and practice management software provider, today announced a new partnership in which Apollo Health Street will make its services available to gloStream’s national network of technology partners. Apollo’s services are [...]
CMS releases stimulus funding to state Medicaid programs
Medicaid incentives payments for EHR use are one step closer to reality.
On September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to state Medicaid directors announcing that:
The CMS will reimburse states for payments they make to health care providers under the federal health IT stimulus program.
State Medicaid agencies can immediately apply [...]
Medicare incentive payments for EHR use clarified
As most physicians know by now, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides incentive payments for physicians who treat Medicare patients.
Physicians are not required to treat a minimum number of Medicare patients in order to be eligible for the incentive payments. However, there is a cap on the total EHR incentive [...]
gloStream Achieves 2008 CCHIT Certification!
gloStream is very proud to have gained this certification, and we’re
equally proud that we have achieved full CCHIT certification in 06, 07
and 08 – every year that certification has been offered. This a
significant milestone that clearly demonstrates our commitment to
developing products that have me the highest standards for
functionality, security and interoperability.
Read more at HealthcareITNews.com
Microsoft sees the future in gloStream
President Obama is talking a lot about how the U.S. health care system needs to be modernized—and one company helping modernize it is gloStream, which offers the only electronic medical record (EMR) on the market embedded with Microsoft Office.
EMRs allow health care providers to exchange information electronically. They can look up patient records, prescribe drugs, [...]
Understanding the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative