Tag: Health IT
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Medicare: Judge dismisses observation care lawsuit; Medicare penalizes every D.C. hospital, 5 in VA. suburbs;
A federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday which was filed against the government by 14 Medicare beneficiaries who were denied nursing home coverage because they had been kept in the hospital under “observation status.” From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130925/Medicare-Judge-dismisses-observation-care-lawsuit3b-Medicare-penalizes-every-DC-hospital-5-in-VA-suburbs3b.aspx
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State highlights: N.C. Medicaid director resigns, heads to private sector; Ohio readies funding for new Medicaid computer system
Carol Steckel, the state’s Medicaid director, is leaving after eight months on the job. Her departure is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the Department of Health and Human Services, which has been plagued of late by personnel issues (Hoban, 9/23). From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130925/State-highlights-NC-Medicaid-director-resigns-heads-to-private-sector3b-Ohio-readies-funding-for-new-Medicaid-computer-system.aspx
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Report: Small Physician Practices Switching EMR Systems
Small physician practices are leaving their vendors at an unprecedented rate as electronic medical record (EMR) software systems have failed to meet rising expectations, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based research company, KLAS research. Small physician practices are leaving their vendors at an unprecedented rate as electronic medical record (EMR) software systems have…
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GOP senators call for delay of Meaningful Use Stage 2
Seventeen Republican senators have joined the chorus of stakeholders urging the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to delay Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use Incentive Program. read more Source: GOP senators call for delay of Meaningful Use Stage 2
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ONC clarifies Meaningful Use changes to come in 2014
The year 2014 brings about many changes to even Stage 1 of the Meaningful Use program, according to a recent blog post by Steven Posnack, director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s federal policy division. read more Source: ONC clarifies Meaningful Use changes to come in 2014
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Paper, Fax Still Prevalent in Data Exchange, Report Finds
More than 70 percent of senior hospital IT executives reported that their organization was part of a health information exchange organization (HIO), although many facilities reported difficulties in exchanging patient information in robust, meaningful ways, according to a recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics report. More than 70 percent of senior hospital…
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EHR question has evolved from ‘if’ to ‘how’
I write a lot about how electronic health records have the potential to improve research, catch diagnostic errors and boost care. Much of this is the macro picture of EHRs and health IT as it… read more Source: EHR question has evolved from ‘if’ to ‘how’
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GOP Senators Urge Meaningful Use Stage 2 Extension
In a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, several ranking Republican Senators called for a one-year extension for healthcare providers to complete the second stage of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentive program, much to the delight of at least one industry association. In a letter to Department of…
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Washington Debrief: NHIT Week in Review
Twelve CHIME CIO members traveled to Washington last week to set objectives for future CHIME public policy efforts and to meet with Senate staff to talk about Meaningful Use timing. Over the course of a two-day retreat, CHIME Public Policy determined key areas of focus and is working on an action plan for the next…
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Health data exchange: Paper’s not dead yet
Despite increased participation in health information exchanges, U.S. hospitals are struggling to share patient data with each other in “meaningful ways,” according to a new report published this week by HIMSS Analytics. read more Source: Health data exchange: Paper’s not dead yet