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CIO Survey: EHRs are Still Slow, Time-Consuming

By Rajiv Leventhal for  Healthcare Informatics Despite significant progress in electronic health record (EHR) adoption, the road is still paved with pitfalls for many providers, according to new analysis from research firm Frost & Sullivan.The survey was in conjunction with the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), and primarily targeted CIOs working in mid-to-large…

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100 healthcare statistics to know

By Shannon Barnet for Becker’s Hospital Review The term “healthcare” encompasses a wide variety of issues ranging from insurance coverage controversies and workforce compensation trends to prescription drug administration and health information technology. Being able to master all matters of healthcare would likely take an inordinate amount of time, which is why Becker’s Hospital Review…

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How to mitigate the revenue cycle impact of the ICD-10 delay

By Jen Bresnick for RevCycle Intelligence October 1, 2014 was supposed to be the beginning of the ICD-10 era in the United States, but once again the industry is facing a new implementation date after Congressional action in April. While the one-year delay does give some organizations a much-needed breathing space to ramp up testing,…

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Medicare Fines 2,610 Hospitals In Third Round Of Readmission Penalties

By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News Medicare is fining a record number of hospitals – 2,610 – for having too many patients return within a month for additional treatments, federal records released Wednesday show. Even though the nation’s readmission rate is dropping, Medicare’s average fines will be higher, with 39 hospitals receiving the largest…

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Rural Hospitals Excluded from Quality Push

By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News Many small, rural hospitals are having a hard time fitting into new accountability standards of the Affordable Care Act. Critical-access hospitals aren’t yet part of Medicare’s pay-for-performance plan, and Congress never provided money for testing how to tie bonuses and penalties to hospital performance. Crawford Memorial Hospital, in…

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AHIMA, AHA Connect ICD-10, Clinical Documentation Improvement with Better Care

By John DeGaspari for Healthcare Informatics Two healthcare leaders share strategies for clinical documentation improvement at AHIMA CDI Summit There is significant value in Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) in and of itself, according to Sue Bowman, senior director, coding policy and compliance at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and Nelly Leon-Chisen, director of…

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Small hospitals may lose billions by missing EHR deadline

By Dan Cook for benefitspro A large-scale review of data related to hospital compliance with federal electronic health records mandates reveals that most U.S. hospitals have made substantial progress toward EHR adoption. Nonetheless, because considerable federal dollars are tied to complete adoption, many hospitals — especially small rural ones — could forfeit millions as key…

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10 Disruptive Forces in Healthcare

By Shideh Sedgh Bina for Becker’s Hospital Review Through extensive research into the thought-leading literature on the industry, as well as interviews with executives, physicians, policy makers and other stakeholders at the heart of the matter, Insigniam has distinguished ten disruptive forces in healthcare, which healthcare leaders will need to address in their strategies if…

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