Tag: ehr
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UI Hospital recognized for adoption of electronic medical records technology
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has been recognized for its advanced adoption of electronic medical records technology by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, and is now among the 10 percent of U.S. hospitals with paperless patient records. …read more Source: UI Hospital recognized for adoption of electronic medical records…
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CMS audit examines Medicare payments for hospice care
With Medicare spending on hospice skyrocketing in recent years, the program’s watchdog office says tying hospital payment more closely to the timing of patient transfers from the hospital to the hospice could have cut federal spending by as much as… …read more Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130529/NEWS/305299959
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Clinical IT Governance Update
Yesterday I led the Clinical IT Governance meeting at BIDMC and I thought it would be interesting for my readers to get an inside look of the kind of topics we’re discussing and how we’re implementing our most challenging projects. 1. Joint Commission debriefLast week the Joint Commission visited BIDMC and the experience was very…
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Study looks at cause of Medicare cost differences
An analysis of the dramatic geographic variation in U.S. healthcare spending contends that the health of the patients — not what doctors and hospitals do — accounts for most of the differences. …read more Source: Study looks at cause of Medicare cost differences
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Reform Update: Hospitals in Iowa help break Medicaid expansion impasse
Iowa hospitals were key players in a last-minute “hybrid” deal to expand Medicaid, the second such legislatively approved deal in the country. …read more Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130528/NEWS/305289966
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Panel airs draft of new doc payment system
Republican House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have revealed a draft of a bill that would repeal Medicare’s contentious physician payment formula and replace it with a payment system that places greater emphasis on quality and efficiency. …read more Source: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130528/NEWS/305289968
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Federal Government Issues Direct Implementation Guidelines
The Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has issued an implementation guideline in an attempt to help providers and stakeholders properly and effectively implement Direct. Direct is a federally-developed program that has aimed to create a platform that faciliates the secure exchange of authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients…
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Epic, Meditech lead federal stats for hospitals receiving EHR payments
Epic Systems and Meditech have the most customers receiving federal electronic health-records system incentive payments in the two key categories for hospital systems, federal data show. …read more Source: Epic, Meditech lead federal stats for hospitals receiving EHR payments
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Are You Ready for ICD-10?
We’ve been writing about ICD-10 for a long time now including the delay of ICD-10. Based on the CMS comments at HIMSS, there will be no more delays in the implementation of ICD-10. Barring something crazy, ICD-10 will go into effect on October 1, 2014. The question is, are you ready? If you’re not ready…
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Health IT market on track for heavy consolidation
The healthcare IT merger and acquisition space will go through heavy consolidation over the next five years, according to Tom O'Connor, managing director at New York-based Berkery Noyes. read more …read more Source: Health IT market on track for heavy consolidation