In today's Telemedicine blog we are going to describe the process by which your AthenaPractice can use Microsoft Teams (it's already part of your Office365 platform!) to enable Telemedicine video conferencing in your practice. If you don't have Office365, Microsoft is made Teams free for … [Read more...]
Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As of March 17, 2020 Many clients have asked for more more specific information regarding performing Telemedicine visits in AthenaPractice (formerly Centricity Practice Solutions) for medicare visits. Based on these requests we are publishing this FAQ from CMS. 1. How will … [Read more...]
Performing Telemedicine Visits in AthenaPractice (formerly Centricity Practice Solutions)
Clearly patient and staff safety is the priority during the Covid-19 crisis. With this at the forefront of all of our minds, practices must determine how best to meet patient needs while keeping everyone safe. In our previous blog, we discussed the manner in which the federal government along … [Read more...]
State and Federal Governments Expand Telehealth Reimbursement to Fight COVID-19
The federal government along with many state governments announced that it will expand telehealth services for Medicare and private insurance beneficiaries and cut back on HIPAA enforcement, the latest move to combat Covid-19. Related: Performing Telemedicine Visits in AthenaPractice (formerly … [Read more...]
4 Common Backup Mistakes
Everyone who works with Technology knows the importance of backups, and we’ve all heard horror stories or can even tell our own. They are particularly important in the healthcare field, where backed up patient and practice data is not only smart but mandated by local and federal government … [Read more...]
Remote Desktop Services and Allscripts and Centricity Hosting
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) has become a popular method of accessing important business applications such as EMR, practice management, financial software, and more. Many practices use it to manage their Allscripts and Centricity Hosting. Why? Because the CPU and RAM workload of the … [Read more...]
3 questions to ask before moving to Centricity or Allscripts Hosting
Several years ago, many experts were indicating that by 2020 everything would be running in the cloud. The promises of economical on-demand computing and storage resources were appealing to practices utilizing Centricirty or Allscripts. Practices could look to reduce capital investments by quickly … [Read more...]
Virtualizing your Centricity Practice Solutions or Allscripts Server Environment
Virtual computers and servers are a hot recent trend in IT from small businesses to enterprise, and it’s not without reason. Virtual technology brings efficiency, cost, and management benefits to a typical clinical server network. What is a virtual server? Think of it this way – a server … [Read more...]
Why Managed Services is a Great Idea
Perhaps you have already made the decision to Host your Centricity Practice solution or Allscripts EMR. However, managed services which is the practice of outsourcing day-to-day IT management responsibilities is a great method to improve operations and reliability while also cutting expenses and … [Read more...]
What BYOD and Mobile Device Security? Is it Important to me?
Truth be told most of us love our nifty little gadgets and we feel like we just can’t live without them. And now more than ever Centricity mobile access is being requested. That’s where BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) comes in... When staff is able to access company or Centricity Hosting using their … [Read more...]
