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
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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
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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,
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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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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
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has started auditing some healthcare providers before giving them Meaningful Use incentive payments. According to the agency’s Office of E-Health Standards and
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Oregon Health and Science University has notified 4,000 patients of a data breach stemming from the theft of an unencrypted laptop. The computer, which contained protected health information (PHI) including
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An unnamed HIPAA-covered entity in California is suing the Internal Revenue Service, alleging improper access of 60 million medical records by 15 IRS agents. The covered entity, referred to in
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Governor Chris Christie announced yesterday that he supports the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program despite his opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The Republican New Jersey governor made it
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