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EMR/EHR Incentives Summary

Electronic medical records are fast replacing traditional paper records in medical practices around the globe. And with the U.S. EHR program set to begin in January 2011, it’s expected that many more physicians in the U.S. are on their way to a paperless office.  Beginning January 1st, 2011, the United States Government (via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) is offering massive...

Demonstrating Meaningful Use

How do doctors demonstrate meaningful use to Medicare? To summarize, the new law states that recipients of the $44,000 Medicare incentive must be eligible professionals (i.e. MD, DO, DDS, DDM, DPM or OD) and use a certified EMR in a meaningful way. You are an eligible professional, gloStream is certified and gloEMR in its current design allows its doctors to rise to the level of meaningful use as...

Increasing Efficiency and Productivity

Current EMR Adoption Levels Electronic medical record (EMR) software applications have been around for many years, with the earliest ones dating back to the 1960’s.  These solutions, which all promise to make the interruption-driven medical practice an efficient and productive revenue-generating enterprise, provide significant benefits.  Those doctors who have adopted an EMR solution can...