Tag: Health IT
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Most health data breaches malicious, not accidental
The number of health data breaches is growing with the push to electronic records, and increasingly thieves are targeting their attacks. read more Source: Most health data breaches malicious, not accidental
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Meaningful Use incentive payments top $15.5 billion
Participation in the Meaningful Use incentive program continues to grow, with 3,661 Medicare eligible professionals, 2,240 Medicaid eligible professionals and 52 hospitals joining the ranks of active registrations in the program in June 2013, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' latest statistics. read more From: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/meaningful-use-incentive-payments-top-155-billion/2013-07-31?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
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Go-live gone wrong
Though it seems that much of the healthcare industry is finally on board with making the transition from paper to digital records, the transformation comes with a high price. Much anticipated, and sometimes hyped, electronic health record system rollouts cost millions of dollars and often end up causing chaos, frustration, even firings at hospitals across…
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ONC wants ‘accelerators’ to help with HIE development
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is accepting fellowship applications to help the agency “accelerate” health information exchange (HIE). read more Source: ONC wants 'accelerators' to help with HIE development
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Electronic Medical Record (EMR/EHR) Best Practice
Microwize, news cover for how they turn practices to use top Medical Billing Software and Electronics Medical Record “EMR or EHR” Video Rating: 3 / 5
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Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP’s ‘disastrous’ march to defund health law
S.G.R. More than 99 percent of Americans have no idea what these three letters stand for. And yet they are extremely valuable: worth about $140 billion. This week, a House committee will finally take up the issue. The S.G.R., or the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, was enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act of…
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Health Apps Swarm Market
http://angie.myfunlife.com/ A brand new business called MyFunLife has just gone LIVE! This company has amazing ownership, mass appeal, phenomenal products, a… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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HHS Inspector General raises concerns about Medicare policy on observation care
The report also finds that policies on admitting patients or keeping them under observation — a distinction that can have dramatic financial impact on the patients — varies substantially among hospitals. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130731/HHS-Inspector-General-raises-concerns-about-Medicare-policy-on-observation-care.aspx
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Susan DeVore, president & CEO of the Premier healthcare alliance discusses healthcare reform
Susan DeVore, president & CEO of the Premier healthcare alliance discusses what is required by health systems in order to begin accountable care models. DeVo… Video Rating: 0 / 5
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mHealth: Patient Engagement’s Knight in Shining Armor (Infograph Inside)
Take your cell phone out of your pocket, stare at it, and put it back. It doesn’t really matter what kind of phone it is, whether it was a smartphone, a dumb phone, or a phone that has an average IQ, that little thing is going to change how patients engage with their healthcare provider.…