Author: trident500
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HIE Bright Spots: MRSA Prevention Through Care Coordination – Part 4
Over the last several weeks we have been following Larry ( Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 ), a patient with diabetes and a history of non-compliance. Because Larry’s primary care providers either do not have EHRs or other care coordination tools or are unable to exchange information between one another, they do…
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Proposed rules would extend EHR safe harbor
The CMS and HHS’ inspector general’s office have issued a pair of complementary proposed rules to extend 2006 waivers that relaxed federal Stark and anti-kickback laws to promote the use of electronic health-record systems.
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Washington Debrief: Bill Would Shield EHR Penalties for Certain Docs
Word of a bill spread throughout the health IT community recently that would shield some eligible professionals from “payment adjustments” for failing to meet meaningful use in 2015 and beyond. Sometimes the grapevine is a good place to hang out
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Stolen laptop incidents put info for 13,000 patients at risk
Personal information for nearly 13,000 patients at healthcare facilities in North and South Carolina was put in jeopardy in two separate laptop thefts announced last week. The thefts are the latest in a string of potential patient data breaches announced in recent weeks. read more
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CMS issues rules to update, extend EHR donor protections
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has ended speculation regarding the fate of protections allowing hospitals to subsidize electronic health record system purchases by and for physicians. On Monday, CMS filed a proposed rule expected to be published in the April 10 Federal Register tweaking the current regulations and extending the date that the protections would…
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Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion
Politico reports that some conservatives who have long sought to convert Medicaid into a block grant program see an opening with the health law to move in this direction. Also in the news, states continue to mull how to proceed with this provision of the law.
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MedeAnalytics’ Accountable Care Solution selected for Mississippi’s MEHRS application
MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced today that the State of Mississippi Medicaid has selected MedeAnalytics’ Accountable Care Solution to empower the next generation of the state’s Medicaid Electronic Health Records System application.
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Tavenner may gain bipartisan support
President Barack Obama’s nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday with potential for bipartisan support for her confirmation.
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Viewpoints: Drugging soldiers; GOP opposition to Medicaid expansion strays from party legacy; Health law distorts market
Last year, more active-duty soldiers committed suicide than died in battle. … Worse, according to data not reported on until now, the military evidently responded to stress that afflicts soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan primarily by drugging soldiers on the front lines.
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New medical schools aim at doubling number of primary care doctors
New medical schools are trying to double the number of primary care doctors in America, while MedPAC considers better pay for advanced-practice nurses and physicians assistants under Medicare.