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Written by Helen Gregg for Becker’s Hospital Review Lying on blankets at an outdoor concert in Madison, Wis., last July, a group of health IT professionals were on their smartphones, finding and laughing at some of the more unusual and seemingly unnecessary ICD-10 codes. The idea of making an illustrated children’s book using the codes…
By Katie Wike for Health IT Outcomes Another in a long list of studies shows most doctors are dissatisfied with their EHR, but they don’t want to return to paper records either According to a RAND survey, 80 percent of doctors say they are dissatisfied with EHRs. No surprise really, since in November a survey…
By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital CIO Glenwood, Colo.-based Valley View Hospital suffered a data breach when hackers introduced a virus into the hospital’s computer system that took screenshots of 5,400 patients’ personal records. From Sept. 11, 2013, to Jan. 23 of this year, the virus collected patient data by taking screenshots of patients’ records and…
By Matt Robinson for Bloomberg.com MModal Inc. skipped a scheduled bond interest payment yesterday, taking advantage of a 30-day grace period as the provider of medical transcription services negotiates with creditors to cut the company’s debt load. “At this time no determination has been made by MModal to not pay such scheduled interest payment” within…
By Helen Gregg for Becker’s Health IT Six senators have called on CMS to provide clarification on its plan to provide healthcare providers more flexibility in applying for hardship exemptions to meaningful use deadlines. In response to industry pleas for a more relaxed timeline for the meaningful use program, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced in…
By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review The country’s demand for oncologists is slated to nearly double and lead to a shortage of nearly 1,500 cancer specialists by 2025, according to a report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The number of new cancer cases in the United States is projected to increase by…
By Helen Gregg for Becker’s Health IT President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 reflects his commitment to advancing health IT by maintaining or increasing funding to several key agencies. The proposed budget allocates $75 million to the ONC to help the department continue its efforts to support the adoption of electronic health…
By Kris B. Mamula for Pittsburgh Business Times The data spill affecting UPMC employees has grown, snaring 322 workers as of Wednesday, up from 22 employees two weeks ago, the health care system said Friday. Fraudsters have used UPMC employee data to electronically file phony income tax returns in an identity theft scheme that UPMC…
Dolbey and Company, Inc., which began as a partner and dealer for Thomas A. Edison’s dictation machine company, proudly announces the anniversary of its 100th year in business. In 1914, John Dolbey and Thomas A. Edison shook hands on a dictation machine franchise, and ever since, Dolbey has been a leader in dictation and document…
Dolbey’s Fusion Speech® ranks #1 CINCINNATI, OH – For the second consecutive year, Dolbey Fusion Speech was ranked #1 in the Speech Recognition segment of the 2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report. KLAS is an independent healthcare research firm that recognizes the technology and service organizations that excelled in helping providers deliver better…