This interactive webinar will feature an update on:

• Overview of the final regulations associated with meaningful-use
• EHR certification requirements for oncology-specific EHRs

Now that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued the final, meaningful-use regulations, one of the hot topics among healthcare providers continues to be, “how does one achieve meaningful-use requirements in the coming years”. In addition to improving quality of care, physicians hope to earn up to $44,000 in incentives over the next five years as part of the approximately $20 billion allocated toward Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, aka the stimulus package). As community-based oncologists, it is vitally important to understand how the stimulus can affect the healthcare information technology (HIT) plans for your practice. Join Matt Brow, Cindy Chavez and Peter Harrison, MD for an informative webinar on the recent, final rulings affecting the Medicare HIT incentives. Drawing from their experience with iKnowMedTM, an oncology-specific EHR, they will discuss what impact these standards will have on the community-based oncology practice.

Human Capital. Personnel. Human Resources. Whatever you may call it, it’s the department that is responsible for the people who work in your practice. From solo physician practices to Fortune 500 companies to everything in between, good personnel policies and practices are critical for good employee morale, a productive work environment, and minimal staffing headaches.

Join Randy Farber, MSHA, as he provides basic rules of the road that help make your workplace more productive. Using real world examples, this informative webinar will help you minimize personnel-related issues, improve morale, and free your time to focus on patient care.

Are you capturing all drug and drug administration services provided to the patient?
Do you have a review process in place to ensure comprehensive charge capture occurs?

Join Carolyn Hutt as she provides an in-depth look at drug administration from the time of the order until services are captured. Emphasis will be placed on guidelines governing drug administration, improving the charge capture review process, and how to easily identify missing charges.

With the passage of this year’s landmark legislation that overhauls the nation's healthcare system and will guarantee access to medical insurance for millions of Americans, many cancer care providers continue to wonder how healthcare reform could impact their practices in 2010 and beyond. Join Matt Brow as he provides an overview of the latest updates from Washington DC on the recently enacted healthcare reform and coverage expansion legislation and what this means for community oncology practices.

Randy Farber reviews best practices in billing, addresses ways to monitor your billing performance, and suggests methods for identifying and correcting procedures that don't add value to your bottom line. This interactive webinar will address key billing concerns facing cancer care providers and their staff, including:

• Is your billing system working as hard as you do?
• How can you tell when things are going well?
• How can you tell when things aren't going well?

In an era when every penny counts, where razor thin margins mean you can't afford to be delayed or denied on any claims payment, it has become critical for oncology physicians and administrators to understand every aspect of their billing system.

With Medicare HIT incentives beginning in 2011, many oncology practices are starting the selection process for an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. However, the process can become overwhelming, considering the many EHR solutions available to choose from. So where do you start and how do you know which system is right for your practice?

Cindy Chavez, Vice President of iKnowMed, US Oncology, presents an informative webinar discussing What to Look for When Selecting an EHR for the community oncology practice, which features:

• Guidance in the planning process and how to set priorities across multiple roles
• How to select between a specialty specific EHR versus a general EHR
• Evaluating the vendor as a long-term partner

One of the hot topics among healthcare providers this year has been the potential for physicians to earn up to $44,000 in incentives over five years when they demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHRs, as part of the approximately $20 billion allocated toward Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, aka the stimulus package).

For community-based oncologists, it is vitally important to understand how the stimulus can affect the health care IT plans for your practice, considering that the EHR certification requirements are expected to be clearly defined in early 2010 following the release of meaningful use rules. Join Matt Brow and Cindy Chavez for an informative webinar as they discuss recent updates affecting these Medicare Health Information Technology (HIT) incentives and their perspective on how these standards should be set and applied to the community-based oncology practice based on their experience with iKnowMed™, an oncology-specific EHR.

As we start the new year, cancer care professionals continue to wonder how health care reform is turning out and how it may impact their practices in 2010 and beyond. Join Matt Brow as he provides an overview of the latest updates from Washington, DC on Congressional efforts to enact health care reform and coverage expansion legislation, and what this means for community oncology practices.