EHR Implementation

Telehealth, EHR Use Increases False Claims Act Violations, Fraud

February 10, 2022 - Healthcare digitization, including increased use of telehealth and EHR has led to a higher volume of healthcare fraud and False Claims Act (FCA) cases, according to lawyers from Hogan Lovells. The False Claims Act states that it is illegal for companies to knowingly submit fraudulent Medicare or Medicaid claims. As both EHR implementation and...


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Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Linked to Physician Burnout

by Jill McKeon

Providers going through a healthcare merger or acquisition (M&A) are less likely to be willing to stay at their organization and more likely to experience physician burnout, according to...

VUMC Sees Operating Income Decrease After EHR Implementation

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Tennessee-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) may have reported increased revenue in the first nine months of the 2018 fiscal year, but the medical center finished with lower operating...

After EHR Adoption, Revenue Cycle Technology Modernization Begins

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Electronic health records (EHRs) revolutionized the way healthcare organizations collect, analyze, and report patient and practice data. And now that nearly 97 percent of hospitals and almost three-quarters of providers are using certified...