By Debra Harris – Without proper staff training and education, an electronic health record (EHR) implementation can cause more challenges than benefits for your organization. But this doesn’t need to be the case if you take a few strategic steps when prepping and training your staff.
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CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report – July.
HFMA’s Revenue Cycle Conference (MAP Event) is developed for employees of provider organizations including executives, key staff from patient access and patient financial services. Register today for this event on October 25-27 in Fort Lauderdale.
By Jonathan Krasner – We are all well aware of the epidemic of large data breaches that have been occurring recently. Anthem, Blue Cross, UCLA, the list goes on and on. Over 143 million records breached to date – an astounding figure! Since 2009, when the Office of Civil Rights “Wall of Shame” came into existence, there have been over 1,200 breaches of 500 records or more that have been reported.
As the next phase of health reform is implemented across the country there exists an unprecedented opportunity for industry transformation as integrated health systems, payers and physician groups continue to adopt and evolve Accountable Care models and participate in value based purchasing initiatives.
By Steve Spearman – If you haven’t heard, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center recently agreed to pay a $218,400 settlement to HHS for HIPAA violations, in addition to implementing a “Corrective Action Plan”.
Chief Data Scientist, Dr. Paul Bradley, an expert in the field of predictive analytics and ZirMed’s Chief Data Scientist, has been selected to present at two upcoming big data conferences in Boston and Santa Clara this September.
In July of this year, ProPublica released a searchable database of 16,827 surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare and their individual complication rates. They focused on elective cases because they typically involve healthier patients with the best odds of a smooth recovery.
Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Consumer Health IT Summit hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. This popular event is free and sells out each year. Register today to reserve your seat.