New Research Reveals Medical Identity Theft is Up
Affects 1.84 Million U.S. Victims Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on…
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AHIMA Calls for Set of National Guidelines for Visit Code Reporting
Comments on CMS’ Proposed Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Implementation of national guidelines for reporting hospital outpatient clinic visits would lead to standardized and…
ONC Launches Patient Matching Initiative
Lee Stevens / Policy Director, State HIE Program As part of our ongoing effort to improve patient matching across disparate systems, we are beginning a collaborative…
Health IT Business News – Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Today’s Business News Quality Systems, Inc. announced it has acquired Mirth Corporation, a global leader in health information technology that helps clients achieve interoperability. The acquisition…
Deloitte Releases Updated Omnibus Final Rule Brief Ahead of Sept. 23 Deadline
Omnibus Final Rule and Stakeholder Considerations The HIPAA Omnibus final rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information,…
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Examines EHR Errors Related to Default Values
Data Analysis Shows How to Avoid Certain Types of Errors When Using EHRs Over 300 events related to EHR software defaults analyzed by the Pennsylvania…
“To the Victor Goes the Spoils”
Commentary by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate I love that sentence, “To the Victor Goes the Spoils”. Sounds like something Julius Caesar would have said but…
AHIMA Foundation Study is Basis for HHS Report to Congress on EHR Payment Incentives
Application of EHR Payment Incentives for Providers Not Receiving Other Incentive Payments Advancing the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for long-term, and post…
Mostashari Comments on Meaningful Use, Health IT Challenges
Mostashari Addresses Concerns on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Timing During a meeting of the Health IT Policy Committee on Wednesday, National Coordinator for Health IT…