ZH Healthcare recently announced the certification and availability of Lab Interface services. This capability will be utilized in the ZH OpenEMR solution and is available for the community version of OpenEMR as a monthly subscription. The interop

ZH HEALTHCARE JOINS VAFCC TO HELP SUPPORT THE MISSION TO DELIVER QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO VIRGINIA'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER INSURED RESIDENTS. ZH Healthcare announced their membership and support to Virginia Association of Free and Charitable

One of the winners of Obamacare is ZH Healthcare, a McLean, Va., company run by Shameem C. Hameed that co-developed free open source software for medical practices in need of electronic health records.  See the full article

Quality health care isn’t always affordable to those that need it. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and free health clinics provide services to nearly 20 million patients in under served populations. Delivering high quality patient care o

ZH Healthcare recently announced new features for the ZH OpenEMR Patient Portal that enhances communication between patients and physicians.  Now patients have the option of becoming a partner with their physician, through the ability to upload vari

A patient portal is one of the important features for an Electronic Medical Records system.  ZH Healthcare is proud to present an offsite patient portal that is secure and boasts features that are state of the art.  ZH Healthcare’s Patient Portal

A patient portal is one of the important features for an Electronic Medical Records system.  ZH Healthcare is proud to present an offsite patient portal that is secure and boasts features that are state of the art.  ZH Healthcare’s Patient P

Health care providers have relied on paper records since the birth of modern medicine. Each practice was an island unto itself, and the transfer of information was slow and cumbersome. Even when practices began moving to electronic records, there was

Just a few years ago, practices had very little choice when selecting a Health Information Exchange (HIE) provider. Some areas were only covered by a single provider. Now practice managers can choose from federal, state or private HIE vendors, all vy

WHAT IS EMR INTEROPERABILITY? EMR Interoperability is the ability to effectively communicate health information electronically.  There are two fundamental components.  The first is the ability to securely transport the data and the second is the

A business continuity plan is a set of processes and procedures that ensure a practice returns to normal operation quickly and smoothly after a disruption. What immediately springs to mind for most people is recovering from an environmental disaster

When choosing an electronic health record (EHR) system, providers have the choice of hosting the software on their own network (client-server) or an EHR system where the software is hosted on a remote server accessed through the Internet (cloud-b

Rising healthcare costs are a huge concern for everyone, but many small medical practices suffer from self-inflicted injuries that could be avoided.  Failure to fully capitalize on the services performed, poor revenue cycle management, and underutil

Independent research firms Aeffect and 88 Brand Partners conducted a nationwide online survey of 1,000 Americans ages 25-55 in December 2012. The respondents were patients who had some form of health insurance, had seen a physician within the previou

When choosing an EMR, it’s important that the software is well organized and fits into your existing workflow. An EMR is not a one-size-fits-all solution, and while the software may work on a basic level out of the box, the cost of an EMR that does

With government incentives on the line and the threat of potential penalties, many practices are rushing to purchase and implement an EHR system. Unfortunately, a few common mistakes can scuttle your EHR implementation before you even getting started

Due in part to government incentives, many small medical practices are switching from storing paper records to keeping electronic copies of their patients’ medical records in a computer system. These systems are called Electronic Medical Records (E

No business can survive long without income.  Healthcare practices are no different and have heightened revenue risk due to the complexity and variations of different payers. There are several ways a healthcare practice can maximize collections and

The Affordable Care Act will add approximately 32 million previously uninsured patients to the health care roster in 2014. These new participants in the healthcare system will be looking for doctors willing and able to accept new patients.  Some pro

In a recent article we identified challenges that small practices face when they are looking to upgrade to a modern EMR system. Here we will identify actions that will help you ensure your EMR implementation is successful. SELECTING THE RIGHT EMR P

Electronic medical record (EMR) systems can offer real benefits to health care providers of all sizes, but small practices face challenges larger providers can hand off to an internal IT department or external consultants.   Here are a few of the bi

Revenue management is one of the top concerns of small medical practices.  Disruptions, even small ones, can have a huge impact on your financial health.  When you rely on a billing services provider to manage your revenue, you display a tremendous

In 2005, RAND Corporation released an influential report on Electronic Medical Records that predicted adoption rates up to 90% and health care savings of $81 billion per year. In a new report released in January 2013, RAND revisited the subject of EM

According to a 2012 report published by the Centers for Disease Control, in 2011 41% of the office-based physicians who used electronic medical records were using a cloud-based EMR. The lower cost, security against media theft and ease of sharing inf

Practices using OpenEMR have an invaluable feature in ZH Healthcare’s Patient Portal. When practices transition to OpenEMR either from paper or by converting from expensive or advertisement-oriented EMR’s, the inclusion of ZH Healthcare’s Patie

While many people think of electronic medical records as a recent development, EMRs have been around in one form or another for decades. Whether you're looking to replace a legacy EMR or a newer system that doesn't fit your practice, you're not alone

Although the compliance date is not until October 1, 2014, it is time to begin planning and preparing for the transition.  The following are the questions, along with our response, that you can use in your planning process when speaking with your ve

If you are covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA), and all medical providers are, then you will be required to transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2014.  Now is the time to begin the planning process.  The process to

  Selecting the right billing service provider is easier with the right criteria in mind. When small practices seek to improve their financial performance, they are often faced with the decision to outsource billing services or maintain them i

ZH OpenEMR Patient Portal is the dynamic engine that is rapidly changing and enhancing the patient-physician connection.  With most patients becoming more and more fluent with personal computers and being online, the conversion into Patient Portal h

If you’re looking for a way to reduce costs and narrow the communication gap between patients and healthcare providers, welcome to the Internet portal service that renders itself available at any time of the day or night. Provide your patient