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CHICAGO—Hospitals must implement a contingency plan to deal with ICD-10, said Mary Phelps and Carol Beehler, both of PricewaterhouseCoopers during a presentation March 22 at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiovascular Administrators (ACCA). Hospitals should go forward preparing for ICD-10, despite the fact that the Oct. 1, 2013, deadline has been delayed.…
By John Commins for HealthLeaders Media Expect the wave of hospital mergers and acquisitions to grow, says the author of a new report from Moody’s Investor Service. The only thing that might slow the accelerating pace of M&As of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems would be if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the individual mandate…
Originally posted at www.AHIMA.org The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) invites all health information professionals to join the celebration and be recognized during the 23rd annual Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week. Formerly knows as Health Information & Technology Week, HIP Week will run from March 25 through March 31. This year’s event is themed,…
By Bernie Monegain for PhysBizTech.com The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced on March 15 that it would delay enforcement of HIPAA 5010 transactions to June 30, 2012. It’s the second three-month delay on enforcement made by OESS. While the rule calls for compliance by Jan. 1,…
By Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME, Originally published on Healthcare Informatics.com The Proposed Regulation Heard ‘Round the World As the Senior Director of Advocacy aptly pointed out in a recent blog posting, the notice of proposed rulemaking for Stage 2 Meaningful Use was released late last week – and if this is…
Dolbey Systems, Inc. has completed an Interface License Agreement with 3M Health Information Systems of Murray, Utah. The Agreement licenses the interfacing of Dolbey’s Fusion CAC™ computer-assisted coding solution to the 3M™ Coding and Reimbursement System (CRS). For more about Dolbey’s Fusion CAC solution visit www.dolbey.com. About Dolbey Dolbey is a leader in providing dictation,…
Action Items Based on Lessons Learned By Howard Anderson for GovInfo Security What can be learned from the more than 390 major breaches affecting more than 19 million individuals that have been reported as a result of the federal HIPAA breach notification rule? Plenty, breach prevention experts say. Here are eight key breach-prevention insights from…
By Ken Terry for InformationWeek Most doctors still use desktops because iPads lack speech processing capabilities. One expert, however, says iPad EHRs are coming. Eighty percent of physicians in a recent survey said they believe that the Apple iPad has an “exciting future in healthcare”–but they doubt it is ready for clinical use. The survey…
By David Yeager for For The Record Speech recognition can help reduce costs, but healthcare organizations should take steps to ensure they’re not sacrificing quality in the process. Everyone loves to save money but in today’s healthcare environment, cutting costs is more a matter of necessity than desire. Rather than allow the quality of care…
Study By HealthGrades HealthGrades Quality Study Identifies Hospitals in Top 5% in Nation; Cities That Have Highest Concentration of Top Hospitals Patients Treated at HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence Have 30% Lower Chance of Dying How does the quality of care at hospitals in your area compare? Find out with HealthGrades second annual list…