New eBook First to Provide Sought-After Answers to Meaningful Use for Radiology
October 06 2011 - 7:17AM
Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of enterprise
imaging and interoperability solutions, today announced the release
of the Meaningful Use Guide for Radiology – the industry's leading
resource written specifically for radiologists. The Meaningful Use
Guide for Radiology was presented for the first time to an audience
of more than 500 healthcare professionals at the Merge Live 2011
Client Conference.
Meaningful Use is critically important as it lays the foundation
for interconnectivity among healthcare providers. However,
Meaningful Use has not received the same level of attention in
application to radiologists and radiology as it has to primary care
practices. More than 90% of radiologists are qualified to earn
HITECH Act incentives as well as risk hundreds of millions of
dollars of Medicare payment reductions.
"The challenge radiologists are facing is that they don't know
where to begin and don't have a definitive resource to assist them
through the Meaningful Use process," said Jeff Surges, Chief
Executive Officer of Merge Healthcare. "The Meaningful Use
Guide for Radiology, written in partnership with the Center for
Diagnostic Imaging (CDI), provides a step-by-step approach that
will help radiologists comply with the new law, achieve Meaningful
Use qualification, earn incentive payments and avoid reimbursement
reductions under the HITECH Act."
"With Meaningful Use representing a $1.5 billion opportunity for
radiologists, a guide like this becomes an absolute necessity,"
continued Surges. "I firmly believe this publication will help
radiologists capitalize on the opportunities Meaningful Use
provides."
The Meaningful Use Guide for Radiology is written for front
office associates, technologists, radiologists and physician's
association (PA) groups. This free eBook will provide answers
to important questions such as:
- Which radiology healthcare providers are eligible?
- What is the required technology?
- What is the financial opportunity?
- What is involved with registration and attestation?
- What should radiologic healthcare providers expect in coming
years?
- What are the processes and software used to capture and report
health information?
Excerpt from Meaningful Use Guide for Radiology
Chapter 3: Objectives and Measures for
Radiology
Purpose
This chapter describes Meaningful Use in more
detail. It explains objectives, thresholds for compliance, what
data must be reported, and when objectives do not apply
(exclusions). Clinical quality measures (CQM) are also
explained.
Summary
- Rules and incentive payments apply to radiology.
- To be eligible for incentive payments under the Medicare EHR
Incentive Program, EPs must:
- Track and report patient and interoperability measures
- Track and report on clinic operations
- Use technology capable of tracking and reporting
- Implementing Meaningful Use requires changes in clinic
workflows.
The Meaningful Use Guide for Radiology is free and is available
for PC, iPad and iPhone at www.merge.com/MUebook.aspx
About Merge Healthcare
Merge Healthcare is a leading provider of enterprise imaging and
interoperability solutions, with a client base consisting of more
than 1,500 hospitals and 6,000 clinics across the country. Merge
solutions facilitate the sharing of images to create a more
effective and efficient electronic healthcare experience for
patients and physicians. Merge provides enterprise imaging
solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a
suite of products for clinical trials; software for financial and
pre-surgical management, and applications that fuel the largest
modality vendors in the world. Merge's products have been used by
healthcare providers, vendors and researchers worldwide to improve
patient care for more than 20 years. Additional information can be
found at www.merge.com.
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About CDI
Founded in 1981 by Dr. Kenneth Heithoff, CDI was one of the
first freestanding, outpatient imaging providers in the country.
Dr. Heithoff's passion for quality, cost-effectiveness and
exceptional patient care was contagious and continues to drive
CDI's core principles today. CDI is now a national network of
imaging providers offering a full range of diagnostic imaging, pain
management and interventional radiology services.
Each CDI center is dedicated to providing its community with the
finest imaging services, provided by a local team of specialized
physicians and associates. This ensures patients receive care from
a team who works closely with the local healthcare community,
including the referring doctor and insurance company.
At the same time, this team is connected with other CDI
physicians and staff across the country via CDI's sophisticated
network, providing the ability to share best practices and consult
with other experts on special cases. Being a national provider
that's locally focused helps CDI provide each patient with the best
of both worlds: individual care and national resources.
CDI's mission is to improve the lives of those they serve
through the highest quality care and diagnostic imaging
services.
CONTACT: Press Contact:
Brenda Stewart
Director, Marketing Communications
312.540.6622 | brenda.stewart@merge.com
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