Rapid City, Dec. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ed Picardi MD South Dakota: Compassionate Care and CMS Meaningful Use
Dr. Ed Picardi MD South Dakota is a practicing surgeon who has received several awards in the course of his career. In 2011 his practice received CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 certification. The CMS (Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services) certification is designed to ascertain that EHR information used in any practice is going to have a positive impact on the patients.
To encourage clinicians and health professionals to improve their Health Information technology infrastructure, the CMS gives incentives and provides a framework. Currently, the incentive program is implemented through the MACRA and Medical EHR incentive program.
Dr. Ed Picardi MD South Dakota is a surgeon whose practice is known for its professionalism and compassionate care. When CMS programs were implemented in 2009 through the American Recovery and Reinvented Act, the medical doctor had been practicing for more than two decades.
He has previously been affiliated with Black Hills Surgical Hospital in Rapid City and Sturgis Regional Hospital also in South Dakota. Besides being a compassionate and professional surgeon, he has been one of the most outspoken medical professionals. He has been very outspoken about the state of healthcare in the country.
By 2011, two years after the American Recovery and Reinvented Act was passed, his practice had already met all the objectives of CMS Stage One. To be certified with CMS stage one, you must fulfill all the 13 objectives stipulated in the act. This is in addition to the 9 clinical measures all health practitioners must fulfill regardless of the stage they are in.
Some of the core objectives include:
- Reports for drug interaction and allergy checks
- Maintaining a list of patients with medication allergies
- Reports on demographics patient health, and vital signs data
- Health practitioners should ensure their EHR data is secure by reviewing and updating their IT infrastructure
Ed Picardi strongly believes in compassionate care as a way to run the practice for the benefit of both the doctor and the patient. The meaningful use of healthcare information can be implemented to complement compassionate care.
Not only does CMS certification benefit the practice by awarding incentives to those that demonstrate meaningful use, but it is also a way of enhancing healthcare by encouraging doctors, patients, and their families to be engaged in the process. Ed Picardi MD South Dakota believes health practices should adopt CMS standards and strive to exceed them to promote safety standards, efficiency and better coordination of care.