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By Carl Natale of ICD-10 Watch , posted at PhysBizTech Physicians will be a key part of making the ICD-10 transition successful. This post focuses on helping doctors become more comfortable with the new code sets. HealthStream outlined these steps…
By Ali Gorman, R.N. for Action News 6, Philadelphia, PA PHILADELPHIA – April 2, 2013 (WPVI) — If you have visited any medical center in the past 15 years, you have probably heard of the HIPAA privacy law. One local…
Written by Bob Herman for Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals that rely disproportionately on Medicare patients for revenue may find themselves in a tougher bind over the next several years, as sequestration has started siphoning 2 percent of all Medicare funds.…
By Heather A. Haugen PhD. for HealthBiz Decoded Fundamental change has arrived in healthcare, occupying center stage in our politically polarized world. Care providers who have dedicated their lives to helping others may feel that these are the worst of…
By Avery Comarow for U.S. News Where can you go to find one list that names the “best cars”? The answer, of course, is obvious. There isn’t one. What does “best” mean — best for short commutes or for interstate…
Healthcare ‘Wall of Shame’ Shows Devices Are Unprotected By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee for GovInfo Security Incidents involving the loss or theft of unencrypted computing devices continue to dominate the federal tally of major health data breaches, despite the bad publicity…
By Kyle Murphy, PhD for EHR Intelligence Few dispute the value of the knowledge comprising physician notes. The problem for healthcare organizations and providers is being able to extract meaningful and useful data from that unstructured free text for the…
From Truven Health Analytics, 100 Top Hospitals The 100 Top Hospitals® study uses objective research and independent public data to recognize the best U.S. hospitals. Hospitals do not apply and winners do not pay to market this honor. Our annual…
By Quarles & Brady LLP – Jennifer L. Rathburn, Kevin J. Eldridge and Jennifer J. Hennessy for Lexology As we have annoyingly reminded you in previous publications, on January 17, 2013 the moment much anticipated by the health care industry…
KLAS report shows concerns about preparedness By Bernie Monegain, Editor, HealthcareIT News While preparation for ICD-10 intensifies, questions surrounding EMR vendor readiness and ICD-10-related technologies are surfacing. In the KLAS report, “ICD-10 Perception 2012: Can Technology Relieve Readiness Issues?,” the…