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		<title>New Data Concludes EMR Adoption On the Rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic medical records]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[emr adoption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics released its 2011 EMR adoption report outlining trends in the U.S. regarding electronic medical records adoption. The study concluded that 57% of office-based physicians have implemented EMR systems in their practice, up from just 50.7% in 2010. 
The study also showed that 52% of respondents planned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Medical Apps from Big Pharma for iPad</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/top-5-medical-apps-from-big-pharma-for-ipad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ipad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPad is changing the way that healthcare marketing professionals interact with doctors. While the nature of the pharmaceutical sales call adapts to the use of this new tool and the form in which the pharmaceutical detail is consumed changes, doctors will come to expect that, in addition to communicating the benefits and research behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay Current And Compliant – Plan for New CMS Ruling</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/stay-current-and-compliant-%e2%80%93-plan-for-new-cms-ruling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Health Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Billing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS ruling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Data Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Part D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prescriber Validation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prescriber Verification]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/?p=171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its 2012 Final Rule regarding prescriber identification number validation on Medicare Part D drug claims. In it, the CMS raises concerns regarding the large number of invalid prescriber identification numbers and the possibility of prescription fraud and drug abuse.
In response, the CMS is now requiring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Email Marketing Mobile Ready?</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/is-your-email-marketing-mobile-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Email Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data validation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare email solutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It should be.
If it’s not, your email marketing campaign isn’t as effective as it could be. According to a recent study by David Greiner of Campaign Monitor, 1/5 of all emails are read on mobile devices. What’s more, that trend is on the rise—to the tune of 16% growth over the last two years.
Greiner’s study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/prescription-drug-monitoring-programs-coming-to-a-pharmacy-near-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Health Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PDMPs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescriber validation database]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your state doesn’t yet have a prescription drug monitoring program in place, it will soon. With most states, as well as Washington D.C., implementing PDMPs, and legal precedents leaning toward expanded liability on the part of the pharmacist, those looking to stay ahead of the regulatory curve are turning to <a href="http://www.healthcaredatasolutions.com/prescriber-validation.html" target="_self">prescription validation databases</a> to build their in-house PDMP system.]]></description>
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		<title>Data Validation: 3 Reasons For It</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to healthcare marketing programs, the driving factor of all efforts is return on investment (ROI). In a marketplace that is increasingly cluttered with noise from competing manufacturers and distributors making prescribers increasingly difficult to reach, the validation of the data in your healthcare marketing contact list can make all the difference in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Providers Turning to Mobile Devices in Large Numbers</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/healthcare-providers-turning-to-mobile-devices-in-large-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/healthcare-providers-turning-to-mobile-devices-in-large-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-prescribers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic prescribing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Data Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare email solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physician mailing list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescribers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primary care providers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ninety-four percent of physicians are now using smart phones to communicate, manage business/personal work flows and access medical information, according to a report from Spyglass Consulting Group.
In addition to checking their email, physicians are increasingly using apps. There are apps available for looking up information on prescription drugs, clinical information on conditions and symptoms, medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redefining Nurse Practioners &amp; Physician Assistants Roles In Health Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/redefining-nurse-practioners-physician-assistants-roles-in-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/redefining-nurse-practioners-physician-assistants-roles-in-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[care providers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roles of nurse practitioners and physicians assistants are expanding. Find out why it's so important to reach these health care providers.]]></description>
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		<title>Surescripts: E-Prescribers Top 200,000</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/surescripts-e-prescribers-top-200000/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/surescripts-e-prescribers-top-200000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-prescribers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic prescribing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 200,000 office-based prescribers in the United States now use electronic prescribing technology, according to Surescripts, operator of a national e-prescribing network.
The Alexandria, Va.-based company has released its annual ranking of e-prescribing use by all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The list shows the top five states with the highest e-prescribing rates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluating Medical Billing Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/evaluating-medical-billing-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.healthcaredatasolutions.com/evaluating-medical-billing-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 21:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Swidron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medical Billing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Thorman, Senior Marketing Manager for Software Advice, does a very nice job laying out the critical components to evaluating medical billing services in his latest blog post.  I encourage anyone in the market to read this piece prior to making any decisions.
The full article can be found at http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical/how-to-evaluate-medical-billing-services-1042610/
]]></description>
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