It’s Official – Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner As CMS Administrator
Tavenner First Permanent CMS Administrator Since 2006 After a brief bump in the road to confirmation Marilyn Tavenner was voted in as yesterday as the first…
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Healthcare IT Connect to Videocast Next Week’s 2-Day Summit
Attend State Healthcare IT Videocast The 2013 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit brings together public and private sector thought leaders to share ideas and benchmark…
Health IT Business News – Thursday, May 16, 2013
Today’s Business News McKesson has announced its expanded, nationwide roll-out of its McKesson Gives Back program, a philanthropic initiative designed to recognize and reward physician…
Deloitte Survey Shows Physicians Using EHRs in Stage 1 Meaningful Use Satisfied
Stage 1 Meaningful Use of EHR Brings Savings in e-Prescribing, Better Patient Communication The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions is the health services research division…
AMA Board Issues Report Saying Moving Directly to ICD-11 Not an Option
Moving Directly to ICD-11 Fraught with Pitfalls The American Medical Association has a released a report from its Board of Trustees voicing opinion that skipping…
ONC Data Brief Looks at RECs Support of PAs, NPs in EHR Adoption
EHR Adoption Progress for PAs and NPs Last week the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released a data brief on how…
Health IT Business News – Monday, May 13, 2013
Today’s Business News A new report estimates the global health IT market will reach $57 billion by 2017, up from $40 billion in 2012. The…
Health IT Business News – Friday, May 10, 2013
Today’s Business News Allscripts announced first quarter 2013 results, stating bookings total $178 million; operating cash flow of $39 million. Other first quarter highlights for…
Industry Behavior Needs to Change in Standardizing HIPAA Transactions
Compliance – Not Just a Legal Term, It Actually Makes Good Business Sense COMMENTARY By Stanley Nachimson, Nachimson Advisors I have always considered myself a very close…