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How to buy the right EMR Software for your practice - 11/20/2006
John Deutsch
Tips and tricks for buying Electronic Medical Record Software for a medical practice. ...
OmniMD introduces Patient Portal Services with its EMR - 11/20/2006
OmniMD
OmniMD, a New York based provider of HIPAA compliant healthcare practice solutions, has launched Practice Portal services for providers. The service will benefit physicians and patients alike, by offering two-way secure, communications to enhance the delivery of patient care. ...
Medical billing (United States) - 3/24/2006
Medical billing is the process of submitting and following up on claims to insurance companies in order to receive payment for services rendered by a healthcare provider. ...
Billing Process - 3/24/2006
The billing process is an interaction between the provider and the insurance company (payer). ...
Medical Billing Payment - 3/24/2006
Based on the amount negotiated by the doctor and the insurance company, the original charge is reduced. ...
Billing Quality - 3/24/2006
Billing Quality is measured in terms of timeliness and completeness of payment. ...
Billing Transparency - 3/24/2006
Billing Transparency allows every participant in the billing process to see continuously both its big picture and the minute detail. ...
Straight Through Billing - 3/24/2006
Straight Through Billing integrates billing process within the practice management workflow, connecting patient scheduling, care delivery, and medical record management. ...
Straight Through Billing Technology - 3/24/2006
Straight Through Billing technology streamlines and expedites billing process by automating claim validation, payer message reconciliation, and billing workflow management. ...
History of Medical Billing - 3/24/2006
For several decades, medical billing was done almost entirely on paper. However, with the advent of computers it has become possible to efficiently manage large amounts of claims. ...
Medical coder - 3/24/2006
In medical billing, a medical coder is a mapping code that allows insurance companies to map the service provider's services to their equivalent. ...
Medical record - 3/24/2006
A medical record, health record, or medical chart is a systematic documentation of a patient's medical history and care. ...
Purpose of Medical Record - 3/24/2006
The information contained in the medical record allows health care providers to provide continuity of care to individual patients. ...
Format of Medical Record - 3/24/2006
Traditionally, medicals records have been written on paper and kept in folders. ...
Contents of Medical Record - 3/24/2006
Although the specific content of the medical record may vary depending upon specialty and location, it usually contains the patient's identification information; the patient's health history (what the patient tells the health care providers about his or her past and present health status); and the patient's medical examination findings. ...
Medical encounters - 3/24/2006
Within the medical record, individual medical encounters are marked by discrete summations of a patient's medical history by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant and can take several forms. ...
Destruction of Medical Records - 3/24/2006
In general, entities in possession of medical records are required to maintain those records for a given period of time. ...
Medical history - 3/24/2006
The medical history of a patient (sometimes called anamnesis) is information gained by a physician by asking specific questions, either of the patient or of other people who know the person and can give suitable information. ...
Physical examination - 3/24/2006
In medicine, the physical examination or clinical examination is the process by which the physician investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease. ...
Genogram - 3/24/2006
A genogram is a pictorial display of a patient's family relationships and medical history. It goes beyond a traditional family tree by allowing the user to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors that punctuate relationships. ...
Historian (medical) - 3/24/2006
"Historian" is a term used by medical professionals (particularly doctors and nurses) to describe a patient's ability to recall their past medical history and the medical history of their family. ...
Electronic medical record - 3/24/2006
An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computer-based patient medical record. ...
Standards of Electronic medical record - 3/24/2006
Though there are few standards for modern day EMR systems as a whole, there are many standards relating to specific aspects of EHRs and EMRs. ...
Caveats and Concerns of Electronic medical record - 3/24/2006
It should be noted that there are issues surrounding the generation and management of Electronic Medical Records, also know as EMR (or EHR). ...
Continuity of Care Record - 3/24/2006
Continuity of Care Record, "CCR" - is a standard specification developed jointly by ASTM, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), along with many healthcare IT vendors. ...
MUMPS - 3/24/2006
MUMPS (Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System), or alternatively M, is a programming language created in the late 1960s for use in the healthcare industry. ...
Overview of MUMPS - 3/24/2006
MUMPS is a language designed for building database applications. Secondary language features are designed to help programmers make applications that use as few computing resources as possible. ...
History of MUMPS - 3/24/2006
MUMPS, the Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System, was developed by Neil Pappalardo in Octo Barnett's animal lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston during 1966 and 1967. The original MUMPS system was built on a spare DEC PDP-7. ...
Major users of MUMPS applications - 3/24/2006
The Veterans Administration (today known as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs) officially adopted MUMPS as the programming language to be used to implement an integrated laboratory / pharmacy / patient admission, tracking and discharge system in the early 1980s. ...
MUMPS Language Syntax - 3/24/2006
The M syntax allows multiple commands to appear on a line, grouped into procedures (subroutines) in a fashion similar to most structured programming systems. ...
"MUMPS" vs. "M" - 3/24/2006
While of little interest to outsiders, this topic was and is contentious within the MUMPS/M community. ...
Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture - 3/24/2006
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had automated data processing systems within its medical facilities since before 1985, beginning with the Decentralized Hospital Computer Program information system, including extensive clinical and administrative capabilities. ...
Electronic Health Record - 3/24/2006
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a medical record or any other information relating to the past, present or future physical and mental health, or condition of a patient which resides in computers which capture, transmit, receive, store, retrieve, link, and manipulate multimedia data for the primary purpose of providing health care and health-related services. ...
Physician-patient privilege - 3/24/2006
In the laws of many common law jurisdictions, the concept of legal privilege, or the rule that certain conversations are so private and confidential that they cannot be used as evidence in court, extends to communication between a patient and physician. ...
Medicare (United States) - 3/24/2006
Medicare is a health insurance program for the elderly and disabled in the United States. ...
Criticism of Medicare (United States) - 3/24/2006
Medicare faces continuing financing issues. In its annual report to Congress, the Medicare Board of Trustees stated that the program's hospital insurance trust fund could run out of money before the end of the next decade. ...
Medicare (Canada) - 3/24/2006
The term medicare (in lowercase) (French: assurance-maladie) is the unofficial name for Canada's universal public health insurance system. Under the terms of the Canada Health Act, the provinces provide all residents with health insurance cards, which entitle the bearer to receive free medical care for almost all procedures. ...
Services covered in Medicare (Canada) - 3/24/2006
Canada has always referred to their healthcare system as "healthcare". The term "medicare" was recently adopted and spoken by former Prime Minister Paul Martin during the previous election. ...
Opinions on medicare - 3/24/2006
Most Canadians highly value their medicare program. Polling data in the last few years have consistently cited it as the most important political issue in the minds of Canadian voters. ...
Father of medicare - 3/24/2006
Several individuals may be recognized as "father of" the Canadian system of universal public medicare: ...
Ontario Health Insurance Plan - 3/24/2006
The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is the government-run health plan for the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
Nurse practitioner - 3/24/2006
A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse who has completed advanced education [generally a minimum of a master's degree] and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses. ...
Health maintenance organization - 3/24/2006
A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) is a type of Managed Care Organization (MCO) that provides a form of health insurance coverage in the United States that is fulfilled through hospitals, doctors, and other providers with which the HMO has a contract. ...
Operation of Health maintenance organization - 3/24/2006
In addition to using their contracts with providers for services at a lower price, HMOs hope to gain an advantage over traditional insurance plans by managing their patients' health care and reducing unnecessary services. ...
History of Health maintenance organization - 3/24/2006
The earliest form of HMOs can be seen in a number of prepaid health plans. ...
Types of HMOs - 3/24/2006
HMOs operate in a variety of forms. Most HMOs today do not fit neatly into one form; they can have multiple divisions, each operating under a different model, or blend two or more models together. ...
Managed care - 3/24/2006
Managed care is a synonym for PPO, HMO, MCO, and POS. ...
Preferred provider organization - 3/24/2006
In health insurance, a preferred provider organization (or "PPO") is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have covenanted with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at reduced rates to the insurer's or administrator's clients. ...
Brain drain - 3/24/2006
A brain drain or human capital flight is an emigration of trained and talented individuals ("human capital") for other nations or jurisdictions, due to conflict or lack of opportunity or health hazards where they are living. ...
Population ageing - 3/24/2006
In demographics population ageing or population aging in North American English occurs when the average age of a region's population gets older. ...
Computed tomography - 3/24/2006
Computed tomography (CT), originally known as computed axial tomography (CAT) and body section roentgenography, is a medical imaging method employing tomography where digital geometry processing is used to generate a three-dimensional image of the internals of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation. ...
History of Computed tomography - 3/24/2006
The CT system was invented by Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield in Hayes, England at THORN EMI Central Research Laboratories (which spawned Sensaura, now owned by Creative Technology) using X-rays. ...
Principles of Computed tomography - 3/24/2006
X-ray slice data is generated using an X-ray source that rotates around the object; X-ray sensors are positioned on the opposite side of the circle from the X-ray source. ...
Fluoroscopy - 3/24/2006
Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique commonly used by physicians to obtain real-time images of the internal structures of a patient through the use of a fluoroscope. ...
History of Fluoroscopy - 3/24/2006
The beginning of fluoroscopy can be traced back to 8 November 1895 when Wilhelm Röntgen noticed a barium platinocyanide screen fluorescing as a result of being exposed to what he would later call x rays. ...
Risks of Fluoroscopy - 3/24/2006
Because fluoroscopy involves the use of x rays, a form of ionizing radiation, all fluoroscopic procedures pose a potential health risk to the patient. ...
Medical imaging - 3/24/2006
Medical imaging is the process by which physicians evaluate an area of the subject's body that is not externally visible. ...
Creation of three-dimensional images - 3/24/2006
Recently, techniques have been developed to enable CT, MRI and Ultrasound scanning software to produce 3D images for the physician. ...
Medical Imaging Service - 3/24/2006
This is a specialized area of medical equipment service and repair, which is separate from the Biomedical field. ...
Tomogram - 3/24/2006
Tomography involves the generation of a two-dimensional image representing a slice or section through a three-dimensional object. ...
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine - 3/24/2006
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a comprehensive set of standards for handling, storing and transmitting information in medical imaging. ...
DICOM File Format - 3/24/2006
DICOM files consist of a header with standardized as well as free-form fields and a body of image data. ...
Medical test - 3/24/2006
A medical test is any kind of diagnostic procedure performed for health reasons. ...
Radiology - 3/24/2006
Radiology is the medical specialty that utilizes and interprets imaging technologies to diagnose disease. ...
Radiography - 3/24/2006
Radiography is the creation of images by exposing a photographic film or other image receptor to X-rays. ...
Medical ultrasonography - 3/24/2006
Medical ultrasonography (sonography) is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize muscles and internal organs, their size, structure and any pathological lesions, making them useful for scanning the organs. ...
Computed Tomography Laser Mammography - 3/24/2006
Computed Tomography Laser Mammography (or CTLM) is a medical imaging modality that uses laser energy in the near infrared region of the spectra, to detect angiogenesis in the breast tissue. ...
Angiogenesis - 3/24/2006
Angiogenesis is the physiological process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. ...
Types of Angiogenesis - 3/24/2006
There are two types of Angiogenesis ...
Arteriogenesis - 3/24/2006
Arteriogenesis refers to an increase in the diameter of existing arterial vessels. ...
Neuroimaging - 3/24/2006
Neuroimaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function, or pharmacology of the brain. ...
History of Neuroimaging - 3/24/2006
In 1918 the American neurosurgeon Walter Dandy introduced the technique of ventriculography. X-ray images of the ventricular system within the brain were obtained by injection of filtered air directly into one or both lateral ventricles of the brain. ...
Magnetic resonance imaging - 3/24/2006
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), formerly referred to as magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), is a method used to visualize the inside of living organisms as well as to detect the amount of bound water in geological structures. ...
Dentistry - 3/24/2006
Dentistry is the art and science of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions, diseases, and disorders of the oral cavity, the maxillofacial region, and its associated structures as it relates to human beings. ...
Canada Health Act - 3/24/2006
The Canada Health Act is a piece of Canadian federal legislation, adopted in 1984, that lists the conditions and criteria to which the provinces and territories must conform in order to receive the full amount of negotiated transfer payments relating to health care. ...
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