Do You Need An Electronic Lab Interface?
SEND LABS IN A FEW CLICKS Are you tired of inputting lab orders manually? With PracticeStudio you can get an electronic lab interface setup through our charting environment and send and receive labs with just a few clicks. The PracticeStudio charting engine has over ten years of experience connecting to labs all across the country and […]
Worried About ICD-10?
Is ICD-10 Really Going to Happen? This isn’t the first time that we have all walked up to the plate only to have them call the game for a rain delay. Â But this time around it does feel like it is really going to happen. Â There is a lot of buzz all around the Internet, […]
Planning Ahead Pays Off!
With years of experience under our belt here at MicroFour regarding Meaningful Use and PQRS, this year we took a proactive approach with our users. Â Beginning on January 3, 2015, MicroFour had a dedicated team of specialists start calling and scheduling appointments to aide in the process of attesting for Meaningful Use and PQRS. As […]
Is Meaningful Use and PQRS Worth It?
Prior to the regulations that were imposed by the HITECH Act as part of ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) in 2009, the first quarter of the year composed primarily of concerns related to taxes, but past that, providers were able to focus on the most important thing, their patients and building their practice.  Fast forward […]
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Public Health Deadline
While the final days of Meaningful Use attestation and PQRS reporting near, CMS has sent out an email regarding Stage 2. Â As it stands, Stage 2Â still requires a full year for reporting. Â But there is a high possibility that Stage 2 will be reduced to only 90 days for 2015. Â If so, the pressure will […]
The Dangers of Real-Time Anti-Virus on Servers
The Violation It doesn’t matter who you are, you or someone you know has been dramatically impacted by a computer virus.  It is a painful process to go through and moreover you feel violated, angry, and deflated when it happens to you.  Once this happens we vow never to let anything like this happen again, only for […]
MicroFour’s PracticeStudio awarded Top 50 EHR software companies of 2014
MicroFour’s PracticeStudio was awarded one of the Top 50 EHR software companies of 2014 by Medical Economics on October 09, 2014. Medical Economics generated their exclusive report in an effort to help physicians make purchasing decisions. Medical Economics is a part of the ModernMedicine Network, which brings together news, content, tools, and learning programs from […]
Using NIST EHR-Randomizer to Send DIRECT SMIME
Direct SMIME can be a very complicated process if not done correctly. Â We have created a step-by-step process to meet Meaningful Use Stage 2. Â In the event that you would like to send to a 3rd party vendor for practicing purposes, a similar process will take place outside of the NIST environment which will require […]
MU Stage 2 Extended, What does this mean for you?
MU Stage 2 Timeline extended through 2016 As always, we want to keep our user base informed of what is going on with the Meaningful Use process and the ONC rules and regulations.  Today we confirmed that the official timeline of Stage 2 has been extended through 2016.  Providers will not even be able to start meeting […]
New Feature – Show All List Items as Buttons
As always, we are constantly trying to figure out ways to improve the end-user experience by providing more tools while reducing the number of clicks and optimizing the process.  This most recent innovation is no exception and can dramatically reduce clicks, scrolling, and make it easier to see more at once. The Background As software developers we are always […]
