Understanding EHR incentives and how they relate to your practice
Written by Maria Zamora
Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00
In February of 2009, President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), a $787 billion economic stimulus bill. In this bill approximately $50 billion was allocated to healthcare technology, with approximately $19 billion designated to promote health information and EHR adoption.
What is the Red Flags Rule and does it apply to your Medical Practice?
Written by Maria Zamora
Friday, 01 May 2009 00:00
Up until now, most of the consumer fraud has been associated with financial services. However, as banks tighten up their ID Theft efforts, we are now beginning to see a swing towards the very lucrative healthcare space where fraud processes aren't nearly as well established yet.
Maria Zamora of the Medwin Group came as an AR consultant for our office. After just a few hours she identified several areas to make us more efficient. She made suggestions on patient billing, electronic billing and general work flow. We have institued many of her suggestions which have saved us many extra steps and improved our efficiency. Her enthusiam and energy are infectious to the employees. I would highly recommend her.
In February of 2009, President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), a $787 billion economic stimulus bill. In this bill approximately $50 billion was allocated to healthcare technology, with approximately $19 billion designated to promote health information and EHR adoption.