Nextech Blog
The latest news and information regarding electronic medical records, practice management software, HIPAA, and security from Nextech.
Compliance | Regulatory & Compliance | cures act
By:
Courtney Tesvich
November 3rd, 2022
The end-of-year deadline for EHR development companies to comply with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Cures Act certification updates is rapidly approaching and you may be wondering what this means for your EHR vendor and for your practice.
Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery | Compliance | Dermatology | MIPS | Regulatory & Compliance | Orthopedics
By:
Lia (Parisyan) Schmidt
October 24th, 2022
With many changes on the horizon for clinicians' Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), it may be helpful to take stock of the program as it stands in preparation for 2023. Here, you will discover what MIPS is, how it works, why you should care about participating in MIPS, and what's going to change in the coming year.
Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery | Compliance | Dermatology | Healthcare Technology | Features | cures act | Future proofing
By:
Nextech
August 22nd, 2022
Fall is upon us, and while we love seeing the foliage, going apple picking, carving pumpkins, and watching college football — Nextech has its eye on something else this coming season: future proofing your practice.
Ophthalmology | Plastic Surgery | Compliance | EHR | Dermatology | Orthopedics | cures act | HIPAA
By:
Courtney Tesvich
August 10th, 2022
The Office of Civil Rights announced in early July that they have settled 11 new HIPAA Patient Right of Access cases, bringing the total number to 38 in the past two and a half years and the total fines to over $3,000,000. These cases occur when providers fail to provide patient records to requestors within the 30 days allotted by HIPAA. The largest of the new fines was $240,000 for failure to provide complete records to one patient. Previously the largest fine for one failure was $130,000.