Category: EHR

Individuals are more willing to allow their electronic data be used for research once they understand not only the complexity of gathering and using it, but also that safeguards are in place to protect its confidentiality, according to a new study in the Journal of Community Genetics. read more …read more

Last year, I posted a healthcare IT Christmas Wish list. A year later, I thought it would be fun if I got what I wanted for Christmas last year or not (yes, it takes healthcare at least a year to grant wishes). Here’s the list and my thoughts on how far we’ve come on each…

Top News CMS adopts final rules that extend the Stark exception sunset date from December 31, 2013 to December 21, 2021. The amendment allows healthcare entities to continue subsidizing physician purchases of EHRs and includes additional rule modifications, including: The exclusion of lab companies from donating EHR items and services The elimination of the e-prescribing…

The scramble to meet Meaningful Use, ICD-10 and other federal mandates with a limited talent pool continues to push IT salaries up, according to a new compensation survey from the the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). read more …read more

Eugene Heslin, M.D., head of a small family practice in Saugerties, N.Y., has had ample experience with EHRs, as his practice now is on its second such system. A health IT fellow with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Heslin, who also serves on the board and executive committee of New York…

While providers are well aware that the consequences of failing to be ready for ICD-10 in time can be dire, that hasn’t kept them on track. In fact, according to a new report, providers have fallen further behind with ICD-10 milestones that they did back in February, reports Healthcare IT News. But as you will…

HIStalk posted a great little twist on a Christmas favorite entitled ‘Twas the Night Before ICD-10 by Luke O’Cyte. Here’s the first part: ‘Twas the night before ICD-10, when all through the payer Not a claims engine was stirring, not even a benefits layer; The mappings were hung in the systems with care, In hopes…

In case you missed it, you can read my post on Holiday Greetings and Merry Christmas. With that in mind, I thought I’d share a few pictures from my Christmas. If you don’t care for family pictures, then you’re welcome to delete this email, close your browser, etc and we’ll be back to our regularly…

There’s a new data point to add to the debate over EMR return on investment. Norton Healthcare Inc. in Louisville, Ky., has experienced a $12 million increase in federal reimbursement since it started using Epic, Louisville Business First reported. The health system, which operates five hospitals and a network of outpatient sites, is three years…

While at AHIMA, Healthcare Scene sat down with Kim Carr, Director of Clinical Documentation at HRS. In the following video, I ask Kim Carr to make the case for dual coding. I even assert that many look at dual coding as dual work, but Kim Carr offers a number of important reasons that organizations should…