A report by the Department of Homeland Security states that the healthcare industry’s increasing adoption of mobile technology can pose risks to health data. The report, titled “Attack Surface: Healthcare […]
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The American Medical Association has sent a letter to acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner requesting a further extension to the compliance deadline for
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The College of Healthcare Information Management (CHIME) submitted its comments on the proposed one-year delay on ICD-10 implementation, calling it an appropriate middle ground but recommending against more delays or uncertainties. The
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The New York State Department of Health, the New York City Investment Fund, and the New York eHealth Collaborative have jointly launched a $4.2 million program designed to promote healthcare
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Novitas Solutions, Inc. (formerly Highmark Medicare Services), a Medicare contractor, has announced that some claims submitted during the first quarter of 2012 did not have the National Provider Identifier (NPI)
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Two more data breaches were revealed this week, one in South Carolina and one in Georgia, with the latter involving patients’ protected health information (PHI). Well over a million records
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that Arizona-based Phoenix Cardiac Surgery, P.C. has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement and implement corrective actions to
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule on April 9th to delay the compliance date for ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition) by one
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In spite of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that March saw a deceleration in job growth in the healthcare sector compared with the first two months of the
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The Utah Department of Technology Services announced this week that it was investigating the security breach of a new server housing Medicaid claims records for the state’s Department of Health.
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