Tag: california
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4. Affordable Care Act – Federal Actions Impacting California (O’Brien)
California Mental Health & Substance Use Policy Forum February 14, 2013 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Presenter: John O’Brien, MA, Senior Policy Advisor, Center for M… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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News 4/19/13
Top News Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says his office has taken direct control of the DoD-VA EHR integration project as he acknowledges to a House subcommittee that “we’re way behind.” Hagel told the committee that he has personally blocked the DoD’s EHR request for proposal because “I didn’t think we knew what the hell we…
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$3 million prize awaits in health IT competition
A California independent practice association has announced the close to new entrants in its two-year, $3 million Big Data analytic software competition.
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N.C. governor proposes managed care move for state’s Medicaid program
North Carolina Gov. Pay McCrory is proposing to privatize Medicaid to save money in the $13 billion program while stakeholders in Texas, Florida and California also consider changes to their Medicaid plans.
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EHR Adoption Encouraged by State Meaningful Use Acceleration Challenge 2.0
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is officially launching the State Meaningful Use Acceleration Challenge 2.0! This year’s challenge builds off the success of the 2012 State Meaningful Use Challenge, which pitted every state and territory against one another to see which would best accelerate the Meaningful Use incentive program…
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Kaiser faulted for inaccurate e-tracking of mental health care
Kaiser Permanente's Behavioral Health System has been cited by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) for inaccurate electronic health record keeping. read more
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Some Californians could see 30% hike for individual health plans
Californians who buy individual health plans will see their premiums increase an average of 14% next year under the Affordable Care Act, a report released by California’s healthcare exchange says.
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Kaiser Permanente Accused Of Using EMR As Smokescreen
Kaiser Permanente, California’s largest healthcare provider, has been cited by state officials for using its EMR to work its way around requirements to see mental health patients promptly, reports EHR Intelligence. Potentially risking their own jobs, Kaiser’s own mental health team brought the discrepancies to the attention of the state. Their complaint not only…
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Roundup: Report finds Mass. biotech spending creates jobs; Federal audit calls for N.Y. Medicaid program to repay funds
News outlets report on health care developments in California, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Texas.
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IRS unlawfully seized 60M medical records
An unnamed HIPAA-covered entity in Southern California is suing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, alleging that agents executing a warrant stole medical records for 10 million Americans. Those affected could include every state judge in California, as well as “prominent citizens in the world of entertainment, business and government, from all walks of life,” according to the…