eClinicalWorks Blog
- 12 July, 2022
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Cost & Utilization Explorer: Seeing, Understanding, Acting
The most fundamental difference between modern and medieval medicine isn’t found in the fancy equipment, powerful medications, or lifesaving skills of physicians, nurses, and EMTs. All those things help, but the most critical difference is the ability to see.
Read Continue- 5 July, 2022
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Florida is the Perfect Place for Early Birds
eCWNC22 returning live to the Sunshine State! Did you know that folks who register early for conferences enjoy the experience 53% as much as those who register later on or (gasp!) at the last minute?
Read Continue- 21 June, 2022
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Dermatology Made Easier This Summer
Summer is officially here, and people around the country will be spending more time outside. We need sunshine in order to stay healthy, but too much of anything can become problematic.
Read Continue- 14 June, 2022
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Disease Explorer: Effectiveness Through Cohorts
What would you do if you found yourself facing a complex and seemingly insoluble problem that might well be a matter of life and death? You might do what the Romans did — use a cohort-based system.
Read Continue- 8 June, 2022
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A Behavioral Health Module That Behaves Like One
A Fortune Business Insights report estimates that the market for Behavioral Health grew by 11.3% in 2020, driven in large part by societal stresses from the COVID-19 pandemic. From $77.6 billion in 2021, the report projects spending on Behavioral Health will reach $99.4 billion by 2028.
Read Continue- 31 May, 2022
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eClinicalWorks Day Is Back — and Coming to Your Area
Do you remember the excitement you felt as a child when you knew your birthday was getting close? Or that blockbuster movie was finally released? Or how about when you were a teenager and learned that your favorite band was coming to a city near you — and you finally had enough money to buy a ticket?
Read Continue- 17 May, 2022
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The Best of Healthcare IT in the Heart of America
Indiana likes to style itself “The Crossroads of America,” and for better than half its history, Witham Memorial Hospital — now part of the Witham Health Services system — has been serving residents who live just north of the capital city of Indianapolis.
Read Continue- 12 May, 2022
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HEDIS: Completing the Picture of Patients’ Health
Last month we discussed the importance of three letters in a discussion of how Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding helps calculate risk, predict expenditures, and determine reimbursements. This month, we look at five letters — HEDIS® — that complement HCC.
Read Continue- 5 May, 2022
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How eClinicalWorks RCM Service Boosts Efficiency
When the word rightsize entered the English language about 1985, employees in many industries soon learned that when the boss started using that word, they were just looking for a gentler way to say downsize. In short, it was time to look for a new job.
Read Continue- 27 April, 2022
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Who Are the 29 Million Americans Who Use Health Centers?
According to the 2022 Chartbook from the National Association of Community Health Centers, more than 29 million Americans rely upon community health centers as their primary source of healthcare.
Read Continue- 13 April, 2022
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HCC: More than Just Letters, They Are Key to Coding and Care
Remember eating alphabet soup as a child and gathering those tiny letters made from pasta to spell your name? Well, getting the right letters together still matters, and in the healthcare world, three letters to pay close attention to are HCC.
Read Continue- 25 March, 2022
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HIMSS22 Outlines Opportunities in Healthcare
Time travel is still the stuff of science fiction, but after two years of a global pandemic, attending a live healthcare conference sure felt like a paradigm shift. In some ways, the 2022 HIMSS Annual Global Health Conference & Exhibition, held in Orlando in mid-March, felt like early 2020, with in-person conversations, presentations, and networking.
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