By Steven Posnack – The Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) standard (version 1.1, C-CDA 1.1) was first adopted in 2012 as part of the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC’s) 2014 Edition final rule.
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By Kaitlyn Houseman – Gathering online reviews hasn’t always been a priority for healthcare providers and clinics, but in today’s cyber-connected world, you can’t afford to miss what patients are saying about your practice online.
By Vinil Menon – There is no question that the shift to cloud computing in healthcare is accelerating: Healthcare spending on cloud services topped $3.73 billion in 2015 and is expected to nearly triple to $9.5 billion by 2020, according to MarketsandMarkets research.
By Sharon Arnold PhD – As part of AHRQ’s mission to improve the quality and safety of health care, the Agency is actively exploring how its work can help transform health care organizations into learning health care systems.
By Tommy White – One of the most commonly discussed ideas in healthcare today is patient engagement – or, more specifically, how healthcare providers can encourage patients to become more engaged in their care.
IBM Watson Health, Cota, and Hackensack Meridian Health, an integrated healthcare system in New Jersey, announced a collaboration to pilot a combination of IBM Watson and Cota technology for the first time.
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news includes American Well, eazyScripts, Digital Noema Telehealth, American Telemedicine Association, Carena, Teledoc
A new partnership between Georgia Health Connect and Tangible Solutions is poised to make it easier to deliver the right health information to the right place at the right time with healthcare providers in Georgia.
By Lisa Eramo – When used appropriately, coding modifiers help practices code appropriately and collect revenue to which they’re entitled. The key here is “when used appropriately.” In this article, Clements addresses three of the most problematic modifiers in physician practices and provides tips for compliance.