HIMSS

Christie: Opioid Commission May Propose Changing HIPAA Rules

By Katherine Landergan for POLITICO MORRISTOWN — The presidential opioid commission may propose changing patient privacy regulations so there are clear exemptions for overdose cases, Gov. Chris Christie, the commission chairman, said Monday. Christie said the commission could recommend a retooling of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, so physicians…

Read MoreChristie: Opioid Commission May Propose Changing HIPAA Rules

Five Sentenced in $19 Million ‘Fake Cerner’ Fraud Scheme

By Thomas Dworetzky for DOTmed HealthCareBusiness Daily News The leader and his four co-defendants in a long term con in which the gang created fake “Cerner Corporation” employees to bilk investors, banks and businesses has been sentenced to prison. Albert Davis, who had pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Kansas City U.S. District Court…

Read MoreFive Sentenced in $19 Million ‘Fake Cerner’ Fraud Scheme

Epic CEO Judy Faulkner Reveals Two New EHR Versions Are in Development

By Bernie Monegain for Healthcare IT News The new versions will provide pathways for providers who don’t need the full version of Epic. What a difference one year can make. In the world of Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner, where creating new technology meets with a delight for words, 2016 was a productive and…

Read MoreEpic CEO Judy Faulkner Reveals Two New EHR Versions Are in Development

OCR to Issue Draft Rule on Monetary Compensation to Breach Victims; Guidance on Texting and Social Media

Article by Mary Butler. This article was originally published on the Journal of AHIMA website on March 2, 2017 and is republished here with permission. Federal health privacy officials say that a draft law on financial compensation for individuals whose privacy has been breached will be coming down the pike by the end of the year. Additionally, officials…

Read MoreOCR to Issue Draft Rule on Monetary Compensation to Breach Victims; Guidance on Texting and Social Media

Dolbey Earns 2017 KLAS Category Leader for Computer-Assisted Coding

CONCORD, OH – February 7, 2017 CONCORD, Ohio — Dolbey has earned the 2017 Category Leader award from KLAS, the leading health care research company. Every year, KLAS collects evaluations from health care providers regarding the technology and services they use. From those evaluations, KLAS ranks the best of the best across many categories. Dolbey’s…

Read MoreDolbey Earns 2017 KLAS Category Leader for Computer-Assisted Coding

4 Medical Billing Issues Affecting Healthcare Revenue Cycle

By Jacqueline Belliveau for RevCycle Intelligence Addressing these four common medical billing challenges can have a positive impact on the healthcare revenue cycle. Medical billing is the backbone of healthcare revenue cycle management, but many providers experience significant challenges with efficiently and accurately billing patients and payers for services they perform. The medical billing process…

Read More4 Medical Billing Issues Affecting Healthcare Revenue Cycle

DEA Wants Inside Your Medical Records to Fight the War on Drugs

By Christopher Moraff for The Daily Beast The feds are fighting to look at millions of private files without a warrant, including those of two transgender men who are taking testosterone. Marlon Jones was arrested for taking legal painkillers, prescribed to him by a doctor, after a double knee replacement. Jones, an assistant fire chief of Utah’s…

Read MoreDEA Wants Inside Your Medical Records to Fight the War on Drugs

Thousands Of NFL Players’ Medical Records Stolen From Skins Trainer

By Barry Petchesky for DEADSPIN In late April, the NFL recently informed its players, a Skins athletic trainer’s car was broken into. The thief took a backpack, and inside that backpack was a cache of electronic and paper medical records for thousands of players, including NFL Combine attendees from the last 13 years. That would…

Read MoreThousands Of NFL Players’ Medical Records Stolen From Skins Trainer

3rd Biggest Killer in US Is Medical Error – Johns Hopkins Study

By Staff for RT Research has discovered that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. With more than 250,000 deaths of this kind annually, researchers from Johns Hopkins University urge addressing systemic problems with the US system. There have been other estimates, including one by the Centers for Disease Control…

Read More3rd Biggest Killer in US Is Medical Error – Johns Hopkins Study
Dolbey Systems, Inc.