A recent survey found that 96 percent of medical practices are concerned about the potential impact of the transition to ICD-10, now scheduled for October 1, 2014. At the same
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a one-year delay to the compliance date for the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. The new code sets, used to classify
ICD-10 Compliance Delayed One Year Read More »
A former employee at Florida Hospital Celebration Health has been arrested by the FBI and charged with accessing over 760,000 patient records and selling some for profit. After a ten-month
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IBM announced last week a collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium aimed at standardizing the reporting and electronic exchange of
Standards Being Developed for Disease Reporting Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services this week announced a new rule designed to cut red tape and save money. In conjunction with another regulation issued earlier this year,
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Connecticut’s Hartford Hospital announced on Monday the theft of a laptop computer containing personal information of almost 10,000 patients. Officials learned on June 26th that the unencrypted laptop was stolen
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun auditing healthcare providers who have received Medicare and Medicaid meaningful use incentive payments. Accounting firm Figliozzi & Company is acting
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will reap $84 billion in savings over eleven years. A report released Tuesday by the CBO noted
CBO Anticipates $84B Savings from ACA Read More »
Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is alerting patients of a possible data breach stemming from the theft of a physician’s personal laptop from a hospital office. A suspect has
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it is making up to $275 million available to states to improve the quality and affordability of their healthcare
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