Author: trident500
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Countdown To ICD-10: Prepared For Success? Or, Prepared To Fail?
The Oct. 1, 2014 ICD-10 implementation deadline is quickly approaching, leaving the healthcare industry little time to prepare for the transition. Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has previously extended the implementation deadline, the agency has strongly advised the industry that future extensions are unlikely.
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CMS launches prepayment audits of Meaningful Use attesters
In what appears to be a shift in policy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun auditing providers attesting to Meaningful Use of their electronic health record systems before doling out incentive payments, according to a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). read more
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NetPulse, HIEs, and The Importance of Reliable EMRs — Around Healthcare Scene
Have you ever wished that all your fitness and food trackers were in one place? Well, look no further. NetPulse is trying to do just that. The new platform is working with some of the hottest apps, as well as fitness equipment makers, to make taking control of your health easier and more convenient. A…
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House passes short-term spending bill, but bigger budget obstacles remain
The measure, which now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature, will fund the government through September. Meanwhile, the Senate and House still have larger issues on the long-term budget, including conflicting views on funding levels for entitlements such as Medicaid.
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Report: Three-in-Five Physicians Satisfied with their EHR
According to a new report from Deloitte Center for Health Services (DCHS), which surveyed 613 physicians on the state of healthcare reform and the medical profession in general, three-in-five physicians are satisfied with their electronic health records (EHRs). Overall though, physicians in the surveyed are concerned about the future of healthcare, with nearly 60 percent…
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Systems move to boost pricing ‘defensibility’
Healthcare systems are taking steps to address the “defensibility” and transparency of the way they bill for services — an issue that came into the spotlight earlier this year in the wake of a controversial Time magazine cover story.
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Meaningful Use Stage 3 Priorities
In my reading, I came across this message of what the priorities for meaningful use stage 3 should be: To be considered for Stage 3, objectives must support new models of care, address national health priorities, promote advancement, be achievable and widely adopted by 2016, and be reasonable from a products and organizational perspective. I…
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Detroit Regional Chamber launches healthcare reform website for employers
The Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce today launched the first phase of a healthcare reform website that will help employers and individuals answer key questions about complying with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare.”
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Increase in wireless systems, cost benefits drive remote monitoring market
The market for advanced remote patient monitoring has been growing steadily as healthcare systems increasingly move to all-wireless systems, integrate data processing and transfer EMRs. read more
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Senators Re-introduce Rural Telehealth Legislation
A pair of U.S. Senators is trying to expand the use of telehealth under Medicare to reduce readmissions in rural and underserved communities. The Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD), hope the Fostering Independence Through Technology (FITT) Act can pass through and create pilot programs that will provide incentives to home health agencies…