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Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are poised to transform data management and care for patients, especially in dialysis clinics. Find the latest information here about how to set up an EMR system in your dialysis center and news on the latest technologies coming from EMR companies, as well as the ongoing CROWNWeb implementation.

HHS Extends a Meaningful Use Deadline to 2014

Buried in a Nov. 30 press release, HHS announced they would be extending a stage 2 meaningful use deadline to 2014 in order to encourage adoption. ...More
November 30, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
NRAA Unveils CROWNWeb Batch Submission Tool

NEW ORLEANS—The National Renal Administrator Association (NRAA) unveiled on Oct. 6 the specifics behind its plan to help small- and medium-sized dialysis organizations batch submit their data to CROWNWeb. ...More
October 6, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
ICD-10 Version 5010 Timeline Widget Available

WASHINGTON—CMS is trying to make it easier for providers to stay on top of the transition to Version 5010 and planning for ICD-10 by creating an interactive timeline widget. ...More
September 12, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CROWNWeb 101: A New Direction in Data Submission

Currently, CROWNWeb is on track to be released for use by 100% of the 5,500+ dialysis facilities in the United States and U.S. territories in February 2012. ...More
September 7, 2011
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
HHS, Quest Donate EHRs to Small Practices

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health and Madison, N.J.-based Quest Diagnostics have announced a program through which Quest Diagnostics will donate electronic health record (EHR) software and services to physicians in ...More
June 15, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Falcon EHR Receives Meaningful Use Certification

DENVER –Falcon EHR has received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning “Complete EHR Ambulatory” certification, DaVita announced June 2. ...More
June 2, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
AKF Names Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellows

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Dr. Graham Abra, a nephrology fellow at the Stanford University Medical Center, and Dr. Ernest Mandel, a research fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have been named Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) fellows by the American Kidney Fund (AKF) ...More
May 18, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Fredericksburg Nephrology Associates Attains Meaningful Use

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Fredericksburg Nephrology Associates has successful attested to meaningful use using Acumen nEHR version 6.0, according to a news release from Health IT Services Group (HITSG). ...More
May 12, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
How to Demonstrate Meaningful Use

It has been just over two years since the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. A not so minor footnote within this statute is the HITECH Act, which put over $19 billion of financial incentives on the table for hospitals and eligible providers ...More
May 10, 2011
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
DoctorsXL Charge-Capture Software Now Patent Pending

RENO, Nev.—DoctorsXL said May 3 that its web-based software MobileXL 3.0 is now patent pending. ...More
May 6, 2011
Posted in News, Business