Tag: ehr
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Viewpoints: Entitlements driving U.S. toward insolvency; Shalala on being informed; Catholics find contraceptive mandate morally wrong
As currently structured, entitlement programs can’t keep up with longer life expectancies and changing demographics. Soon, one-third of Americans will be retired and will spend one-third of their lives in retirement. Meanwhile, the ratio of workers to retirees has dropped precipitously. During this decade and the next, the number of Americans 65 or older will…
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Healthcare privacy thieves deserve no mercy
I read with dismay yet another instance of a security breach of a provider's electronic health record system at the hands of healthcare staff who intentionally accessed patient data for… read more Source: Healthcare privacy thieves deserve no mercy
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State highlights: Ore. targets waste with uniform credentialing; Managed care lessons from Calif.
The Oregon House passed a bill with unanimous support Monday that supporters say could save the economy $150 million in administrative waste by crafting a single credentialing process that all insurers, hospitals and coordinated care organizations can share for thousands of health care providers. If Gov. Kitzhaber signs Senate Bill 604 into law, Oregon will…
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Cruz says immigration plan would affect workers’ benefits under health law; Senate panel hears concerns about Medicare audits
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, criticizes the pending immigration bill and health law while Medicare observation care and audits are hot topics during a Senate Finance Committee hearing. Also in the news, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, talks about hospital CEO pay. In addition, he and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., push to open the Medicare claims payment…
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Verizon Mobile Devices and Healthcare
In order to advance their commitment to make healthcare easier for both patients and their providers, Verizon is optimizing now commonplace mobile technology… Video Rating: 4 / 5
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Ind., Ark. Medicaid expansion plans take shape, but also take time
Also, news outlets examine the idea that the expansion’s new enrollees will likely be healthier than current beneficiaries but this will probably not relieve the expansion’s pressure on the health care workforce. Source: Ind., Ark. Medicaid expansion plans take shape, but also take time
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M. Rafi Mujahid at CMS-TMC, Mitha Tiwana with UOS_A_Committee (17-09-10) 22-24
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Tavenner outlines specifics on health exchanges, other health law issues
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services chief Marilyn Tavenner discussed health exchanges, among other things, with Georgia Health News. Other news outlets detailed the exchange developments in Minnesota and Colorado. Source: Tavenner outlines specifics on health exchanges, other health law issues
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Electronic health records bring risks as well as benefits
When Scot Silverstein’s 84-year-old mother, Betty, starting mixing up her words, he worried she was having a stroke. So he rushed her to Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania…Electronic health records are supposed to improve medical care by providing physicians quick and easy access to a patient’s history, prescriptions, lab results and other vital data. Source:…
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AAHC develops online toolkit to address non-medical issues that impact health and well-being
The Association of Academic Health Centers has developed wherehealthbegins.org, an online toolkit of best practices and resources for academic health centers and their community partners to use in addressing the broad range of non-medical issues that impact health and well-being. Source: AAHC develops online toolkit to address non-medical issues that impact health and well-being