Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have been recognized by the U.S. Government as a core component to national healthcare reform. Beginning in 2011, physicians and hospitals will begin receiving government incentives if they are "??meaningful EHR users."?? Though the definition of "??meaningful users"?? is still under debate, the reason behind the definition is clear. It will help define ways Read More...
In the Ghostbusters universe The Proton Pack is a man-portable particle accelerator system that is used to create a charged particle beam - composed of protons - that is fired by the proton gun (also referred to as the "neutrona wand"). It is described in the first movie as a "positron collider", and presumably functions by colliding high-energy positrons to generate its proton beam. The positive Read More...
Meaningful Use As we've previously written, during the last week of December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced a proposed rule to define "meaningful use." At the time, CMS identified three proposed stages of meaningful use criteria as follows: a. Stage 1 focuses on the electro Read More...