Tag: informatics
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Fax mishap leads to HIPAA breach
This story has been updated. Faxing confidential patient health data has its own set of privacy issues, as the Oakland, Calif.-based WestCoast Children's Clinic can attest. The clinic has notified patients of a HIPAA breach after it faxed a patient's protected health information to an incorrect fax number. read more Source: Fax mishap leads to…
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Could better manners spur bipartisanship on Meaningful Use?
I found last week’s white paper released by six Republican Senators calling for a “reboot” of the Meaningful Use program fascinating. Not so much for what the senators said–although… read more
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Regional HIE outlines roadmap for protecting data upon dissolution
Health information exchanges considering closing their doors may wish to pay heed to how regional Wisconsin Health Information Exchange (WHIE) is protecting patient data in its possession now that it has ceased operations.
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Newer EHRs with ‘refinements’ can improve prescription safety
Using a newer electronic health record system with extra guidance for prescribing can reduce prescription error rates over time, according to a study published this month in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association . read more
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Democratic Sen. Harkin puts hold on Tavenner’s nomination
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has placed a hold on one of President Obama’s top healthcare nominees. Marilyn Tavenner had previously seemed poised for an easy, bipartisan confirmation as the administrator of the federal Medicare and Medicaid agency.
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Morning Headlines 4/25/13
FDA Device Surveillance to Tap Phone App The FDA will overhaul its FDA Adverse Event Reporting System in part by launching a smartphone app for streamlined adverse event reporting by physicians. Electronic health records key to patient care quality improvement In England, a survey of physicians reveals that 94 percent believe that patients should have…
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Healthcare industry asks feds for clearer guidance on fraud, fewer audits
After sifting through 2,000 pages of public comments, staff members for the Senate Finance Committee say the healthcare industry wants clearer rules, fewer redundant audits and more focus on proactive healthcare fraud prevention.
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HIStalk Interviews Elizabeth Holland, Director HIT Initiatives Group, CMS
Elizabeth Holland is director, HIT Initiatives Group, Office of e-Health Standards and Services for CMS. Describe the scope and process for the Meaningful Use audits for hospitals and EPs.
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No estimate on amount of money lost to fraud in Medicare: CMS
The CMS has no estimate of how much federal money is lost to fraud in the Medicare program most plagued with improper payments, and the agency’s top integrity official was unable to tell lawmakers when they might see such a number.
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No delay in tying Pioneer ACO pay for quality performance
Medicare will tie financial incentives to quality performance this year for 32 accountable care organizations known as Pioneers, the CMS’ first and most ambitious pilot of the new payment model.