Author: trident500
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Mostashari: ‘Too soon’ to talk about MU Stage 3 readiness
When it comes to Stage 3 and beyond of Meaningful Use, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari wants everybody to step back and take a deep breath. read more
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Supporters of Medicaid expansion fight to be heard in some statehouses
Mississippi House Democrats blocked passage of the state’s Medicaid budget Sunday to force a vote on expanding the program, while supporters and critics do battle in Missouri, Montana and Arkansas.
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Study Shows that Patient Access to EHR Data is “Empowering”
Sharing data contained in electronic health records with patients offers a number of benefits, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research . Patient access to health data contained in an EHR system has been a hotly debated topic recently so it’s interesting that some researchers, from the Veteran’s Administration and…
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Providers: Ensure your EHR system is ADA compliant
Many providers implementing electronic health record systems and other e-tools may find themselves discriminating against the disabled in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. read more
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Louisiana health secretary submits resignation
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s health secretary — Bruce Greenstein — is resigning amid a probe into a Medicaid contract he awarded to a former employer.
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Security concerns hindering polio immunizations in Pakistan, WHO official says
“Some 240,000 children have missed U.N.-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan’s tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top official with the World Health Organization said Friday,” the Associated Press/Huffington Post reports.
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CMS does about-face on Medicare Advantage payment cuts
Apparently swayed by insurers and lawmakers, the CMS backtracked on an earlier plan to cut Medicare Advantage payments to insurers by 2.2% in 2014 and instead decided to give them a 3.3% increase.
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EHR Design Talk with Dr. Rick 4/1/13
The Text-Based Workaround We have been considering two fundamentally different designs for presenting a patient’s past and present medical issues over time — the Snapshot-in-Time design and the Overview-by-Category design .
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 4/1/13
Every time I am invited to present at the hospital’s quarterly medical staff meeting, I feel like I should wear personal protective equipment. No one is hurling rotten tomatoes when we talk about EHR, but the verbal assault can be equally messy.
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“EMR and HIPAA” becomes “EHR and Omnibus”
We at EMR and HIPAA have been hearing a lot from our readers that there’s been some confusion with the EMR and HIPAA brand. Many readers are really confused by what we provide here on EMR and HIPAA and what to expect when they visit the website. For those who don’t know the history, I…