The compliance date for ICD-10 implementation is just fourteen months away, and the new code set is inspiring negativity in some. With over five times as many codes as the […]
ICD-10 is Coming: Are You Ready? Read More »
With the adoption of any new technology, there will be a perfect bell curve each time. However, EMR adoption was accelerated by the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, also known as
Is It Too Late for Meaningful Use? Read More »
A recent alert from the Department of Homeland Security warns that approximately 300 medical devices from 40 different vendors contain hard-coded passwords. Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle, technical directors and
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A recent study published in Academic Medicine indicates that under 25 percent of doctors graduating from medical school go into primary care. The researchers at the George Washington University School of
Running Out of Primary Care Physicians? Read More »
PQRS is yet another acronym that doctors are hearing a lot lately; to my surprise, however, I see that most doctors either opt out because of how complicated it is,
PQRS: Are You In or Are You Out? Read More »
The Google Glass device, wearable technology with a head-mounted display, is generating controversy over its potential impact on society in general and healthcare in particular. One of the entrants to
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner received Senate confirmation yesterday to serve as permanent administrator of the federal agency. The landslide 91 to 7 vote,
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has debuted a public online database of hospital charges for the hundred most common inpatient procedures. The Obama administration’s efforts to bring
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The Department of Health and Human Services recently named Lyfechannel’s myfamily app as the winner of its Healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge. The challenge, sponsored by HHS’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health
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One-time nurse Marilyn Tavenner is expected to win Senate approval to become the confirmed administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While Tavenner has been acting as
Confirmation Hearing for CMS Acting Administrator Read More »
