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Healthcare groups react to meaningful use Stage 3 final rule
A number of healthcare groups put their two cents in on the new rule, highlighting mixed reactions.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Medical device industry pushing for ACA's device tax repeal
Medical device industry members say ACA's device tax is hurting R&D and curtailing hiring.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
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TrendlineInteroperability
Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.
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University of Michigan to test smartphone blood pressure monitoring system
The pilot study connects participant data to pharmacists in near-real time.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
GAO study details 5 barriers to interoperability
The Government Accountability Office examines interoperability at Congress's request.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
New HHS website provides HIPAA info for app developers
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) website invites app developers to ask questions about HIPAA privacy, security and breach notifications.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Is international HIE on the horizon?
The need and the technology exist, but policy......that's another matter.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care partners to create population health company
Benevera Health is set to begin operations on Jan. 1, 2016.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 7, 2015 -
AHIMA to focus efforts on national patient-matching strategy
The organization announced its plan to advocate for a voluntary health safety identifier at their 87th Annual Convention.
By Nina Flanagan • Oct. 6, 2015 -
CMS releases Meaningful Use Stage 3 rule
In addition, ONC released the final rule for the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Disrupt this: ICD-10 one step in healthcare innovation
ICD-10 flipped the script on healthcare billing but it's not the only disruption healthcare will experience in coming years.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 1, 2015 -
ONC wants YOU – to provide feedback on draft interoperability standards
The agency will take comments through Nov. 6.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Social media and the doctors who love them
Those who really thrive on social media have it down to an art.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Online EHR-based risk model successfully predicts patient needs 6 months out
The risk model used data from Maine's health information exchange.
By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Hell freezes over: ICD-10 becomes a reality
As late as last year, the AMA publicly said it wanted ICD-10 buried for good. But a significant CMS concession helped clear the way.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
CMS awards 17 grants for patient safety efforts
The $110 million in grants are designed to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
APIs at center of patient record-sharing effort
The drive is designed to help patients control and distribute their EHRs.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
NIH spending $46M on placental health research tech
"As essential as it is, there is still so much we don't know about the placenta," a NIH official said.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 1, 2015 -
OCR will launch phase 2 of HIPAA audits in 'early 2016'
Responses to an HHS Office of Inspector General report reveal a vague timeline.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 1, 2015 -
GAO seeks improved oversight of Medicare Advantage network adequacy
CMS has not verified the accuracy of networks or the availability of those providers listed.
By Heather Caspi • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Congress stumps for MU Stage 3 delay
“[T]he administration needs to take time to re-evaluate the program.”
By Jeff Byers • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Deep DiveICD-10 profile: South Nassau Communities Hospital
The hospital sees the transition as an ongoing journey.
By Heather Caspi • Sept. 30, 2015 -
First U.S. medical makerspace breaks ground in Texas
Supported in part by Robert Johnson Wood Foundation, the space provides 3-D printers, laser cutters to help improve patient care.
By Jeff Byers • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Physician practices spending more on tech, MGMA survey finds
Responding physician-owned multispecialty practices reported a 12.02% increase in spending on total operation costs since 2010.
By Jeff Byers • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Audit uncovers HealthCare.gov cybersecurity vulnerabilities
The "potentially severe or catastrophic" security flaws have already been addressed, the CMS says.
By Heather Caspi • Sept. 28, 2015 -
ICD-10 transition a go even if government shuts down
The transition will proceed as planned and claims will continue to go through, CMS says.
By Heather Caspi • Sept. 28, 2015
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