A good friend and mentor was known for sitting patiently during long, contentious meetings before finally asking “What problem are we trying to solve?” After receiving blank stares, she would respond with “I think we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s define the problem before we attempt to solve it.”
I consistently find problem definition to be [...]

TempDev has been a leader in EHR interoperability for years, through our relationships with Midmark and McKesson and our implementation of interfaces between EHRs and labs, radiology, hospitals, devices, registries, PHRs, and practice management systems. As EHRs become more established and the “meaningful use” provision of the HITECH stimulus begins to take effect, there is [...]

Governor Kathleen Sebelius was nominated by President Obama yesterday for the HHS Secretary post. With much of the definition of the HITECH Act waiting for the new HHS Secretary’s definition, we’ve all been waiting with baited breath to see who will be put into this important role. Now we’re left asking: What does Kathleen Sebelius [...]

I’ve spent much of this week talking with people about the HITECH EHR Stimulus opportunities and how to best position their organizations to maximize their pay-outs. Reactions have been surprisingly emotional. While a few groups were excitedly optimistic about the future, most had a negative and cynical reaction that is demonstrative of the state of [...]

The HITECH stimulus has caused a lot of confusion and TempDev has wanted to provide a summary for our clients. Here’s a white paper outlining what’s known  so far. The white paper is generically written as our clients are include IPAs, MSOs, CHCs, private practices, and vendors. Also, its tailored specifically to the NextGen community, [...]

The HITECH EHR stimulus, coupled with existing incentives for e-prescribing, PQRI, and MCMP represent significant opportunities to further your EHR investment. While much of the HITECH stimulus bill is still undefined, there’s specific steps that you can take today to optimally position your organization to receive the maximum payments.
Obviously, if you’re not using an EHR, [...]

We’ve posted several times recently about Obama’s EHR stimulus, now called HITECH, but we’ve only looked at the stimulus from the Medicare perspective. It turns out that even more money, potentially $65,000 per provider, may be available from Medicaid for qualifying safety net providers. Unfortunately, the requirements are a legislative mess, so here’s a quick [...]