Three Reasons Why Doctors are Replacing and Upgrading their EHR Systems
As the government tightens its control on the use of electronic systems to automate and streamline medical care, many doctors now must replace or upgrade their EHR systems.
As the government tightens its control on the use of electronic systems to automate and streamline medical care, many doctors now must replace or upgrade their EHR systems.
The ICD-10 implementation October 1st, 2015 deadline is now past, and the results of transitioning the entire medical community from one code to another will be immediately felt.
The main expenses involved in transitioning to and operating under ICD-10 regulations can be summarized under the following three categories: ICD-10 compliant EHR, training requirements, and ICD-10 processing expenses.
Three major benefits of using ICD-10 in the US that make up for any inconveniences that the change may bring.
For all the lamenting going on about ICD-10, there are actually a number of ways it is better than ICD-9, in fact in some cases by leaps and bounds.
There seems to be no letup in the barrage of healthcare reforms that providers are facing in the US today. Leading the charge is the CMS and the ONC, both working tirelessly to capture and demonstrate the valuable part information technology can and should play in the healthcare sector.