Tag: hospitals
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MACRA is a Reality Affecting Us Sooner Than We Think
MACRA is paved with good intentions but steep in implementation challenges. It is a monumental task for anyone reading the final rule issued by CMS on October 14, 2016, for the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (2017). The document is indeed full of legal intricacies. The good news is: MACRA will…
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Aintree University Hospital’s new Electronic Medical Records system
A short film with Professor Mike Pearson, head of clinical evaluation, and Ward Priestman, director of informatics, both from Aintree University Hospital NHS… Video Rating: 0 / 5 This was the master video that Launch Healthcare Solutions produced for MD Physician Services (division of the CMA). We later provided the client with 4 smal…
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Florida Hospital’s Healthy 100 Women’s Mobile Health Coach Hits the Streets
Florida Hospital’s Healthy 100 Women’s Mobile Health Coach is bringing health services into the community to make preventative screenings more available and … Video Rating: 0 / 5
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How is analytics improving admission to hospitals?
Analytics, Big Data, and The Cloud conference 2012 co-hosted by the Alberta Council of Technologies, Athabasca University, and the University of Alberta’s Sc…
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EHR Debates and The Growth of mHealth – Around Healthcare Scene
With the dissatisfaction that many have felt from EMR, providers and patients alike, outside healthcare companies are coming up with new ideas on how to help.
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Hospitals, Representative Ask For Extension of EMR “Safe Harbor”
Right now, it’s legal for hospitals to give doctors EMRs under certain circumstances, despite the existence of the Stark law banning payments intended to induce referrals. Specifically, hospitals won’t face anti-kickback enforcement if doctors pay 15 percent of the cost of EMRs donated by hospitals. But the Stark law exception established by CMS, plus a…
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Hospitals Rethink the Service Line
This article appears in the March issue of HealthLeaders magazine.See Also: The Cardio Service Line, RebootedAmid economic turbulence and regulatory changes, service lines are becoming more integrated into hospital strategic plans, where these areas of specialization can thrive—although many healthcare leaders are checking the vitals of their service lines to see what treatment may be…