CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has finalized rules on how the agency will pay beneficiaries for services provided by physicians and health care professionals in 2016. This reflects CMS’s commitment to value, quality and patient

This is a statement from Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases on the National Diabetes Month. November is National Diabetes Month and November 14 was World Diabetes Day. In significanc

Health industry is now Mobile! And we know that there is no looking back, since the use of mobile in the health industry is set to increase and the FDA has put regulations in place for health apps to suit the changes. The use of mobile apps is so

Texting is the most popular feature of a smartphone and 97% of Americans sent texts to their friends and family because texting is easy, quick and an effective method to communicate. However, texting is considered as an unsafe method of communication

Picture this scenario from a doctors’ perspective. A 61 year old man comes into the room complaining of his feet slowly changing shades to a brownish red.  On examination there is swelling of both feet, the marks are scattered brown flecks on o

Most practice managers and providers are busy with daily operations of medical practice but monitoring the financial performance of a clinic is important for a medical practice to gauge its success as a business. Clinicians responsible for the busine

Medical specialties have different software requirements depending on the functionality of the practice. The following are the details pertaining to the demands of internal medicine in 2015 and how health IT solutions can help internists minimize eff

CMS recently released a final rule that specifies criteria that eligible professionals (EPs) meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The final rule’s provisions encompass 2015