April 2018 EMR and PM Newsletter

April is Alcohol Awareness Month

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Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month. This year the theme “Changing Attitudes: It’s not a ‘rite of passage,’ is designed to draw attention to the many opportunities individuals, families, and communities have to educate young people on the dangers of alcohol use.” For more information and their resource and referral guide visit the NCADD website.

NCADD and Facing Addiction have merged organizations creating a “national leader in the effort to turn the tide on the addiction epidemic.” The new organization will be called Facing Addiction with NCADD. Click here to learn more about the merger.
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Each year, Earth Day is held on April 22nd. It marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement which began in 1970. To learn more about Earth Day, its history, and goals visit EarthDay.org.

Office Therapy® Training Video

Office TherapyNew to Office Therapy®? We’ve uploaded a quick start video to help you get set up and started with your billing. Check it out, as well as the other training videos on the DocuTrac YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/DocuTrac/videos.

TheraManager DocuTrac HIMSS Update

HimssThe Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, or HIMSS, is a world-wide organization whose aim is to improve health care through information and technology.

This year the HIMSS 2018 conference and exhibition was held in Las Vegas. In attendance for several days were Russell Rothchild, CEO and Arnie Schuster, Ph.D., Chair of TheraManager DocuTrac. Their primary goals were to learn about new technologies relevant to the TheraManager DocuTrac product lines and to meet with product partners.

Dr. Schuster stated “‘I am very excited to continue exploring data analysis technologies for our customers to be able to have a better view of their outcomes of care and performance.
New data collection methodologies also allow for benchmarking data for the purpose of comparison with other like practices to identify care gaps and improve quality.”’

According to Russell Rothchild, “‘HIMSS is a unique annual opportunity to meet with our vendors and partners to explore their cutting edge offerings and how they can benefit our clients.”

Reduce Document Clutter in QuicDoc Enterprise EMR

Easily manage all your electronic and paper records in QuicDoc Enterprise. Attach electronic files like Word Documents and PDF files to the patient’s record. Scan your paper charts, records from other providers, etc. and attach them to your patient’s record in QuicDoc.

Create document templates such as Releases, Consents, and Co-pay Agreements with documentsmerge fields and signature blocks for patients to sign electronically. These documents can then be attached to the patients’ record.

Manage, sort, search, and easily access needed files. You can reduce or eliminate the need to maintain a paper record. If you need assistance with document management, call Enterprise Support at 888-206-1270.

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