Tag: Health IT
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Feds Looking for Public Comment on Releasing Charge Data
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reaching out to the public and asking them to provide input on the best possible ways to make provider-level Medicare data available, the agencies announced in a recent email. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
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Merge Healthcare CEO Resigns Following Poor Second Quarter Sales
Merge Healthcare, the Chicago-based provider of clinical systems, has announced that its CEO, Jeffery Surges, has resigned following a disappointing financial performance in its second quarter. Merge Healthcare, the Chicago-based provider of clinical systems, has announced that its CEO, Jeffery Surges, has resigned following a disappointing financial performance in its second quarter. Merge reported that…
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WEDI guidance directs focus for ICD-10 testing
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has issued guidance to help the healthcare industry better understand where to focus transaction testing to ensure that ICD-10 codes are correctly placed and formatted within the transactions. read more Source: WEDI guidance directs focus for ICD-10 testing
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Mobile health care app!
The Mobile Health Care APP is a health care App http://www.l9app.com/QOLA and its all about enhancing your life. If you have been looking for a Mobile health… Video Rating: 0 / 5 At HIMSS 13, Dr. Andy Litt made the case that healthcare must become a team sport. He outlined ideas to make it so,…
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BHG Lufkin Treatment Center opens in Texas
Michael Cannizzaro, Behavioral Health Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced the opening of the BHG Lufkin Treatment Center in Lufkin, TX at 216 North John Redditt Drive in the Town West Center Plaza. …read more Source: BHG Lufkin Treatment Center opens in Texas
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HealthcarePays creates virtual card processing solution for healthcare providers
HealthcarePays has created a virtual card processing solution to ensure compliance, reconciliation of remittance information with payments, and detection of waste and fraud for healthcare providers throughout the United States. MasterCard will supply the connection between banks and providers to ensure speed and convenience in the payment process. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130809/HealthcarePays-creates-virtual-card-processing-solution-for-healthcare-providers.aspx
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Democratic opposition to cost-cutting board gains momentum
ObamaCare’s cost-cutting board -; memorably called a “death panel” by Sarah Palin -; is facing growing opposition from Democrats who say it will harm people on Medicare. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean drew attention to the board designed to limit Medicare cost growth when he called for its repeal in an op-ed late…
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IHIE to Use Readmission Prevention Software in Hospitals Statewide
The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) has partnered with Predixion Software, a San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based developer of collaborative predictive analytics solutions, to offer a predictive solution that aims to reduce preventable hospital readmissions. The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) has partnered with Predixion Software, a San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based developer of collaborative predictive analytics…
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