Author: trident50
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ICD-10 survey indicates ‘surprising’ level provider readiness
Providers responding to a recent survey on ICD-10 expressed concerns about the impact the coding switch–set to go into effect Oct. 1, 2015, after being delayed in April–will have on revenue, productivity and workflow. read more …read more
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Docs still learning to make CDS work for them
Healthcare organizations continue to work to integrate clinical decision support systems into clinical workflow, and to overcome distaste for what many refer to as “cookbook medicine,” according to physician technologist Joseph Kim. read more …read more
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IT-based surveillance tools may improve quality of outpatient care
As patient interactions outside healthcare facilities grow, new technology-based surveillance tools are being used to target gaps in care. read more …read more
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Medicare boosts anti-fraud efforts, but problems are still rife
Medicare officials recovered about $19.2 billion in fraudulent payments over the past five years, including $210 million through a new system that uses analytics to probe billing patterns, CQ Healthbeat reports. But the recovered sum is dwarfed by the size of the problem, projected to be up to $50 billion a year. …read more
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Va. GOP lawmakers detail legal strategy on any efforts by governor to expand Medicaid
Republicans in the state House announce that they’ve retained former U.S. solicitor general Paul Clement, who produced a report saying the governor does not have the authority in Virginia to expand Medicaid without legislative approval. …read more
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Can Epic and athenahealth play nice?
New payment and clinical integration models are coaxing health systems to take on the challenge of EHR connections sooner rather than later. Much attention has been directed at the lack of progress in achieving the type of network of electronic health records President George W. Bush first promised in a State of the Union address…
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Lygeia Ricciardi the Latest to Depart ONC
Lygeia Ricciardi, champion for patient engagement at the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), is the latest high-profile departure at the agency. Lygeia Ricciardi, champion for patient engagement at the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), is the latest high-profile departure at the agency. In an email to staff members, ONC chief, Karen DeSalvo, M.D.…
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Survey Reveals ICD-10 Readiness, But Concerns Remain
While the majority of organizations are ready to begin testing for ICD-10, 45 percent of respondents don’t have a good sense of their partners’ readiness, according to a new survey conducted by eHealth Initiative (eHI) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). While the majority of organizations are ready to begin testing for ICD-10,…
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News 6/27/14
Top News Philips will deploy clinical applications in a Salesforce.com-powered cloud environment that’s centered around patient relationship management. Two applications will be launched this summer, eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion, which are collaboration platforms for monitoring chronic condition patients at home. Philips says future offerings will incorporate information from EMRs, medical devices, home monitoring, and wearables. The…
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Hospital CIOs lukewarm about security abilities
Roughly half of the respondents to HealthsystemCIO.com‘s most recent CIO advisory panel survey said that when it comes to their security ability, they rank “about average.” read more …read more