Synergy Healthcare Solutions: News and Information

News & Information

Here you will find News and Information about IMS, EHRs, and other information you find useful as you consider your move from a paper to an electronic office.

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Walgreens 340B™ Complete

Covered entities participating in the 340B program often struggle with the administrative burden and inventory control challenges inherent in the program. You need to maximize potential 340B pharmacy savings, control 340B management costs and establish the systems to ensure tight operational execution.

Walgreens offers you our 340B Complete™ program - the most comprehensive suite of 340B services in the industry. You can count on unparalleled pharmacy and compliance expertise from your Walgreens 340B team, with a program structured to fit the specific needs of your organization and the constituents you serve - all with no upfront costs.
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EHR Incentive Program Timeline

CMS Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Milestone Timeline List
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EHR User Satisfaction: Happy Docs Stick with the Little Guys

By Jennifer Bresnick | May 7, 2013
The big names aren’t getting the big numbers in EHR user satisfaction scores according to 2013 data from AmericanEHR and the ONC. EHR vendors with low numbers of attestations for eligible ambulatory providers generally have a higher average satisfaction score than the large corporations we’ve all come to know such as Centricity, eClinicalWorks, and Epic. Rated on a scale of 1 to 5, relatively low-use products such as ChartMaker, Praxis EMR, and ABELMed scored 3.82 and above, while Allscripts hovered between 2.9 and 3.2, and Cerner clocked in at 2.94.
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CMS Regional Point of Contacts

List of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regional Office and Other External Entity Contacts
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Transitioning to ICD-10

By Beth Just, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, November 24, 2010
The clock is ticking on the deadline to begin submitting claims utilizing ICD-10 code sets, yet few hospitals have made significant inroads into the transition. With no indication that the October 2013 deadline will change, facilities that are not already deep into the transition will find themselves scrambling to comply -- not an ideal approach to a process that will ultimately drive billing and reimbursement.
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Don't Get Caught in the ICD-10 Storm

George Eleftheriades - Oct. 13, 2010
It seems that one can't open a medical journal today without being reminded that ICD-10 is coming. And, the tenor of the articles seems very much like a warning rather than a reminder, suggesting the reader batten down the hatches now so as to not be caught up in the storm.
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Rural Health Information Technology

August 27, 2010 | United States Department of Health and Human Services
Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology
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