April 24th, 2018 By Beth Houck Now that the first MIPS submission is over, and that other regulatory hurdle (tax-day) is behind us, we can finally enjoy spring and get ready to ease into summer, right? Before we do, it’s a good idea to take stock in what worked and what didn’t work for MIPS while it’s still fresh in your...
Read More October 5th, 2017 By Beth Houck Like many kids (and some adults), my kids loved to play with Legos. So, when a customer began talking about quality measures from different payment programs as “Lego pieces,” the wheels started turning: Legos are the perfect metaphor for both the varied components of these commercial and...
Read More March 23rd, 2017 By Beth Houck This year at HIMSS, Tom S. Lee and Beth Houck had the pleasure to talk with Carol Flagg of HealthcareNOW Radio about the hot topics at HIMSS, including MIPS.
In the below podcast, Tom, Beth, and Carol discuss common MIPS pitfalls facing organizations and MIPS best practices.
“I think it is...
Read More March 7th, 2014 By Beth Houck
Thanks to HealthcareNowRadio for taking time to catch up!
Listen to our conversation on HealthcareNowRadio.com.
Beth Houck talks a bit about where in the organization to put your Meaningful Use program and specifically talks about the pros and cons of an IT-led program vs a program led...
Read More February 12th, 2014 By Beth Houck
Reducing Meaningful Use Audit Risk: Real Stories and Best Practices was an informative CHIME College Live Webinar moderated by Tom S. Lee, Ph.D., SA Ignite, and featuring Dr. Hal Baker, M.D., Wellspan Health, and Dr. Shannon Sims, M.D., Ph.D., Rush University Medical Center. During...
Read More November 22nd, 2013 By Beth Houck
Meaningful Use Fact: There are some quick wins
Some of you will have earned over half of their Meaningful Use incentive dollars and know your way around the workflows required to meet the Stage 1 measures. No turnover? and no upgrades to your EHR? Follow the same checklists that earned...
Read More January 9th, 2013 By Beth Houck CHICAGO, IL, January 9, 2013 – SA Ignite, Inc., a provider of software solutions that streamline and automate the “last mile” to reaching Meaningful Use (MU) of electronic health records (EHR), and the Chicago Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (CHITREC) today...
Read More December 3rd, 2012 By Beth Houck MU Assistant To Help GWMFA Doctors Attest Working Alongside Allscripts Enterprise
CHICAGO, Ill., December 3, 2012 – GW Medical Faculty Associates (GWMFA), based in Washington, DC, has chosen the MU Assistant® cloud-based software solution from SA Ignite, Inc. to streamline and automate...
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