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		<title>40 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF ABOUT PATIENT COLLECTIONS</title>
		<link>http://www.embllc.com/2010/10/04/40-questions-to-ask-yourself-about-patient-collections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article was posted on www.mgma.com by Caren Baginski on Wed, Jan 13, 2010     Streamlining your medical practice&#8217;s patient collections goes beyond simply collecting from patients at the time of service. In fact, there are many ways to improve patient collections, from performing a monthly charge-capture audit to having your front desk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 COMMANDMENTS OF GOOD SERVICE FOR FRONT OFFICE SUCCESS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Following Post was taken from www.mgma.com Guest blog by Elizabeth W. Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC, healthcare speaker and author of Front Office Success: How to Satisfy Patients and Boost the Bottom Line. It takes a few seconds to form a first impression, but that impression lasts a long time. Your medical practice&#8217;s front office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EMB Technology one of 33 Nationwide to be Certified to meet Stage One of “Meaningful Use”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago, IL &#8212; On October 1st the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) announced that it has tested and certified 33 Electronic Health Record (EHR) products under the Commission’s ONC-ATCB program, which certifies that the EHRs are capable of meeting the 2011/2012 criteria supporting Stage 1 meaningful use as approved by the Secretary of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certification Commission Among First To Be Approved As ONC-ATCB</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CCHIT is Authorized by HHS as Testing and Certification Body for Electronic Health Records

CHICAGO – August 30, 2010 – Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) announced today that it has been recognized by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) under the initial certification program created to certify that electronic health records (EHRs) are capable of meeting the criteria to support meaningful use and qualify  eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  EMB’s CareRevolution is one of only 13 products in the country with the CCHIT 2011 certification.

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		<title>IMPROVING FRONT DESK COLLECTIONS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your staff finding it challenging to effectively communicate with difficult patients regarding copayments? Here are a few examples how the Medical Group Managers Association (MGMA) recommends handling these situations.

PATIENT: "I didn't know I owed this."

RESPONSE: "Your insurance company and our billing office sends statements informing you of your obligation. The doctor has performed a service and should be paid for it."

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		<title>Are You Losing Money Due to Rejected Claims as a Result of Outdated Insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do your patients always remember to bring their updated insurance cards? Are you frequently seeing rejected claims due to outdated insurance information? Is this trend affecting the revenue for your practice? EMB and its CCHIT 2011 certified practice management and EMR product SuccessEHS has the solution. Through the click of a button, you can now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Delays 21% Medicare Physician Pay Cuts through November 30th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 25, 2010, President Obama approved a bill that temporarily repeals the 21.3% Medicare pay cuts for doctors and replaces it with a 2.2% increase through the end of November. The measure is retroactive to June 1st, the date the 21.3% cuts took effect. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful-Use Definition Finalized</title>
		<link>http://www.embllc.com/2010/07/19/meaningful-use-definition-finalized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CMS and HHS&#8217; Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued their much-anticipated final meaningful-use technology regulations that hospitals and physicians must follow to become eligible for their share of the $27.3 billion in financial incentives as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Meaningful use criteria in the final rule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CareRevolution® 5.3, Has Been Approved as a Fully CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR</title>
		<link>http://www.embllc.com/2010/06/07/carerevolution%c2%ae-5-3-has-been-approved-as-a-fully-cchit-certified%c2%ae-2011-ambulatory-ehr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With additional certification in Child Health. NATICK, MA – EMB Medical Practice Management, a single source solution for medical billing services, practice management software and electronic medical records, announces that its EMR component CareRevolution® 5.3, has been approved as a fully CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR with additional certification in Child Health. CareRevolution was in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premier Family Physicians Becomes Latest Addition to EMB Client List</title>
		<link>http://www.embllc.com/2010/05/11/premier-family-physicians-becomes-latest-addition-to-emb-client-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family medicine practice recognizes value in EMB service and 2011 CCHIT certified technology. SOMERSET, NJ – EMB Medical Practice Management, a fully-integrated provider of medical billing and management services, practice management software and electronic medical records, announced today that Premier Family Physicians has chosen EMB for its billing and practice management, and electronic medical record [...]]]></description>
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