EHR Meaningful Use

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) offers financial incentives to healthcare organizations who can demonstrate Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHR). But for smaller medical practices, there are many challenges to implementing an EHR system, let alone demonstrating EHR meaningful use. Electronic health record software is often expensive, requiring a large initial capital outlay and an IT staff that can implement and maintain the system, making it impractical for small practices that lack the resources and staff to manage such a medical record system.

For smaller practices, seeking an affordable electronic medical records software that can be quickly implemented, is easy to use and can help demonstrate EHR meaningful use, GE Healthcare offers Centricity Advance.

Learn more about EHR meaningful use and Centricity Advance.

Get tools for practice management, patient portal and establishing EHR meaningful use.

Centricity Advance is a fully integrated EHR, Practice Management system and Patient Portal solution designed specifically for smaller practices and primary care physicians. Delivered as a Web based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, Centricity Advance takes full advantage of cloud computing technology to provide an affordable and easy to use EHR system that can be deployed quickly and can help to demonstrate EHR meaningful use.

Centricity Advance was certified as a Complete EHR and 2011/2012-compliant by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology on October 1, 2010. The 2011/2012 criteria support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers for funding under ARRA.

Centricity Advance provides a wealth of features and benefits that can not only help show EHR meaningful use, but also help smaller practices streamline operations, improve efficiency and enhance financial management:

• Electronic medical record software. Centricity Advance makes it simple to transition to EHR. Most practices can finish implementation and training within four weeks. And as a Web based system, Centricity Advance is easy to use, allowing healthcare providers to quickly capture patient information and search records to view medical histories and test results.
• Embedded clinical content.
• Lab and pharmacy connectivity.
• ePrescribing and drug interaction checking.
• Easily exported patient information for immunization programs and pay-for-performance reporting.

Use patient portal tools to give patients meaningful access to their EHR.

In addition to EHR features that support EHR meaningful use requirements, Centricity Advance offers Practice Management tools and a Patient Self-Service Portal that can help the smaller medical practice improve efficiency and enhance patient care.

Practice Management features let you:

• Make information seamlessly available throughout the practice by centralizing clinical, financial and administrative functions in a single database.
• Save money by eliminating transcription and dictation costs.
• Increase billing accuracy by verifying payer rules before submitting claims.
• Improve cash flow management by tracking co-pays and handling claims more efficiently.
• Make more informed decisions with robust reporting functionality.

The Patient Portal functions allow your clients to login from home or anywhere to view their EHR, refill prescriptions, get lab results, receive health alerts, read educational materials and interact directly with your practice.

Learn more now about Centricity Advance and EHR meaningful use.