Healthcare News Archives

Electronic Health Records (EHR) Still Need HUMAN-LEVEL Interaction to be Efficient

By Karen Youmans / July 24, 2018 / Comments Off

Though many patients and healthcare providers complain about the use of EHRs, there is a set of guidelines that can make the EHR an effective tool to improve communication and trust between patients and providers.

VA and Cerner Agree on New EHR System – What’s Next?

By Mari Cely / May 22, 2018 / Comments Off

The Veterans Affairs Department and Cerner have agreed on a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for the VA. This means that the VA will be using Cerner EHR, the same software as the Department of Defense. The project, estimated to cost $16 billion, will take about 10 years to take full effect.

New Medicare Cards Replace the SSN-based Health Insurance Claim Number

By Karen Youmans / May 22, 2018 / Comments Off

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially started to mail new Medicare cards to beneficiaries. The new cards will use a unique, randomly assigned number called a Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) to replace the SSN-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) currently used on Medicare cards. The law requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue new Medicare cards that do not display, code, or embed SSNs by April 2019.