Author: trident500
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Tight battles under way for inpatient EHR dominance
Four developers of electronic health-records system are in a tight battle to become the most popular developer of complete, inpatient EHR systems that hospitals use to achieve meaningful use and receive Medicare EHR incentive payments, an analysis…
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Tavenner reaffirms CMS will look into improper billing by EHR users
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin to conduct billing audits of providers who use electronic health records, according to a news alert issued this week by law firm Mintz Levin. read more
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Server failure forces hospital off of EHR for 10 days
Executives at Boulder (Colo.) Community Hospital are probably breathing easier now that the facility's electronic health record system is up and running after a malfunction kept it offline for more than a week. read more
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Readmissions Prevention Begins at Admission
This article appears in the March 2013 issue of HealthLeaders magazine.Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from a longer case study that is available as part of the upcoming April 18 event, HealthLeaders Media Live from Parkview Health: The New Readmissions Plan. For more information on the event, visit www. healthleadersmedia.com/live.Too often, hospital-based care teams…
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In a Shifting Vendor Landscape, Why the HCI 100 Matters More Than Ever
Want to know what’s really going on these days in the healthcare IT vendor sphere? The Healthcare Informatics 100 will once again be a uniquely important touchstone for our industry It’s always amusing to me how the received wisdom so often ends up being just plain wrong.
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Michigan Statewide HIE Expands to Include Health Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is now participating in Michigan’s electronic sharing of health information through the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN). By entering into MiHIN’s legal umbrella for secure and private electronic Health Information Exchange, BCBSM joins a group of organizations already participating in electronic health information exchange with MiHIN including…
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Third major data breach in four years for OHSU
For the third time in four years, Oregon Health and Science University has suffered a major data breach, the facility announced this week. read more
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Hospital suffers second major data breach in less than a year
For the second time in less than a year, Oregon Health and Science University has suffered a major data breach, the facility announced this week. read more
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Get set: New HIPAA has teeth
The HIPAA Privacy and Security final rule — also known as the HIPAA Omnibus Rule — became effective March 26. One expert predicts enforcers will have a heyday with expanded ability to crack down on providers and their business associates. read more
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IOM: Integrated records, evidence-based treatment vital to veteran care
The U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have done too little to smooth the way for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom have returned with multiple health conditions, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine