February 27, 2012 | In: Health, Health Care, health IT
The Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 16 issued a statement announcing its intent to push back the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance deadline for ICD-10 “for certain health care entities:” As part of President Obama’s commitment to...
February 27, 2012 | In: Health, Health Care, health IT
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association explores changes in development of the Nationwide Health Information Network. The authors question whether a shift away from regional healthcare information...
February 27, 2012 | In: EHR, Electronic Health Records, Health 2.0, Health Care, HL7
LAS VEGAS – At HIMSS12 this week, Health Level Seven International (HL7) announced a pilot program that will offer some of its intellectual property, free of charge, in an effort to spur further EHR implementations. “HL7 is keeping its promise to...
February 27, 2012 | In: Health, Health 2.0, Health Care, Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has laid out the details for how it will raise the bar for healthcare providers to qualify for incentives with the release Feb. 23 of its proposed rule for Stage 2 of meaningful use of electronic health...
February 23, 2012 | In: CCHIT, Economic Stimulus, Health Care, HIMSS
LAS VEGAS – The enigmatic duration of HHS’ intended delay of ICD-10 is giving payers and providers hope for a little breathing room when it comes to training coders – but it simultaneously creates a need to ratchet up employee retention...
February 23, 2012 | In: health IT, Health IT Policy, HIPAA, Uncategorized
As you likely know, 2011 was the first pay-out year for doctors choosing to implement EHR (electronic health records) and choosing to take advantage of up to $44,000 in ARRA incentives. Over $2 billion has already been paid to providers and hospitals for...
February 23, 2012 | In: EHR, Health 2.0, health IT
The Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 16 issued a statement announcing its intent to push back the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance deadline for ICD-10 “for certain health care entities:” As part of President Obama’s commitment to reducing...
February 21, 2012 | In: EHR, Electronic Health Records, EMR, EMR Stimulus Package, Health 2.0, Hospital
In the "real" world, people expect to pay more for something if it's of higher quality or offers superior performance. That free-market standard promotes higher-quality products and services. The healthcare industry, however, generally does not operate...
February 21, 2012 | In: EHR, Electronic Health Records, Health, Health Care, health IT, ICD-10
An article by Ron Sterling from the January/February 2012 issue of HBMA Billing. The upcoming ICD-10 start date of October 1, 2013 creates a critical path that can affect the EHR strategy and plans of you and your clients. For many third party...
February 21, 2012 | In: Health Care, Medical Transcription, Medical Transcription Outsourcing
Companies providing medical transcription must follow highest quality standards in their data services and a shorter TAT as doctors take life changing decisions based on their inputs. In a highly competitive environment, companies that are slack in...
February 15, 2012 | In: Education, Health, Health 2.0
Many health information exchanges lack staff with strong information technology skills, but are not likely to hire graduates of a government-funded health I.T. training program, according to a report. Advocacy organization eHealth Initiative asked...
February 14, 2012 | In: Academic Transcription, Medical Transcription
Expert transcription services help legal professionals to delegate their documentation responsibilities and improve their efficiency profoundly. Outsourcing Transcription their chief documentation assignments let them to sort out and handle their...
February 14, 2012 | In: Education
Much like everything else that worries the enhancement of world and development of lifestyle and understanding, the area of education has certainly seen several advancements and improvements with regards to how to better train a student, make better the...
February 8, 2012 | In: health IT, Health IT Policy, Meaningful Use, Medical Transcription, Physician
Hospital CIOs are rapidly losing confidence in their organization's ability to qualify early for federal subsidies for "meaningful use" of EMRs, according to an updated survey from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. In a...
February 2, 2012 | In: Medical Transcription, Medical Transcription Outsourcing
Transcription may have started small but with the exponential growth of the industries, the transcription services also started expanding and growing. The arena of transcription services has undergone drastic changes and at the current time, there is a...
