eHealth Initiative releases surveys on ICD-10 and health information exchange. HealthCatalyst finds that analytics is top priority for health system executives. AHRQ studies indication alerts at CPOE and interception of medication errors.
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A staggering half of doctors in solo practices did not use EHR, while a mere 10% of physicians in practices with 20 plus didn’t. From these statistics it is clear that many of those considering switching to EHR are going to be smaller practices.
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More EHR audits are on the way. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will continue to pay closer attention to the healthcare industry’s use of electronic health records–in particular HIPAA security, EHR incentive payments and fraud, according to the office’s recently released 2015 work plan.
The New York eHealth Collaborative’s fourth annual Digital Health Conference 2014 was held at Pier Sixty in New York City this week. Here are some highlights from the events twitter feed #DHC14.
Navicure announced it has been selected for ICD-10 “end-to-end” testing with eight Medicare payers during the week of January 26-30, 2015. The opportunity will allow participating physician practices to remedy potential problem areas before ICD-10 is implemented on October 1, 2015.
With the ICD-10 deadline almost exactly a year away, it’s a great time to make sure your 2015 budget can support a comprehensive, multi-faceted transition plan. When budgeting, consider all the necessary steps to set up your practice for success.
Last week I wrote a post detailing some of the issues I had run across as I have helped eligible hospitals (EH) appeal their failed CMS EHR Incentive audits. At the audit level there is a need for a review that “goes by the book”.
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