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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An online poll of physicians from across the U.S. indicates that more than 60 percent of the respondents agreed with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has made an online tool available that healthcare providers can use to assess the financial risks involved in the transition to ICD-10. The
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Houston-based University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center announced last week that a laptop computer containing patient data was stolen from a physician’s home in April. The unencrypted computer held
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Possible HIPAA violations by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services have led to a $1.7 million settlement and a corrective action plan. The Department of Health and Human
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The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act and the contentious individual mandate, finding the latter constitutional if viewed as a tax. The decision allows
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that over 100,000 healthcare providers have received meaningful use incentive payments. Less than three months ago, the goal of
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Last week, New York state legislators voted unanimously to require drug prescriptions to be issued electronically within three years. Included in the legislation is the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing
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A Wall Street Journal article reports that a recent wave of hospital mergers may lead to challenges when different systems, terminologies, and documentation methods are already in place. In particular, facilities
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Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) issued a white paper at the end of May proposing an indefinite delay for the transition to ICD-10. The contentious switch to the new code
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