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By Katherine Landergan for POLITICO MORRISTOWN — The presidential opioid commission may propose changing patient privacy regulations so there are clear exemptions for overdose cases, Gov. Chris Christie, the commission chairman, said Monday. Christie said the commission could recommend a…
By Kate Monica for EHR Intelligence OIG estimates 12 percent of the total Medicare EHR incentive payments issued to EPs between 2011 and 2014 were made incorrectly. CMS overpaid an estimated $729.4 million in Medicare EHR incentive payments to eligible…
By Thomas Dworetzky for DOTmed HealthCareBusiness Daily News The leader and his four co-defendants in a long term con in which the gang created fake “Cerner Corporation” employees to bilk investors, banks and businesses has been sentenced to prison. Albert…
By Tom Sullivan for Healthcare IT News As if the hefty settlement fine execs had to pay wasn’t enough, the vendor also has to offer free upgrades, transfer customer’s data to rival EHR vendors for free, and employ an independent…
Article by Kayce Dover, MSHI, RHIA. This article was originally published on the Journal of AHIMA website on May 1, 2017 and is republished here with permission. Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, and Millennials (individuals born between…
By Mariya Yao for Forbes How much is your life worth to hackers? On the black market, the going rate for your social security number is 10 cents. Your credit card number is worth 25 cents. But your electronic medical…
Dolbey’s award winning Computer-Assisted Coding application and new Clinical Documentation Improvement offering will now include the power and convenience of mobile physician queries and enhanced query management and reporting through Artifact Health. Dolbey’s Fusion CAC™ is deployed in the medical…
By Rachel Z. Arndt for Modern Healthcare Medical imaging use in the U.S. has dropped significantly after years of widespread growth, leading to curtailed hiring, equipment purchases and reduced access to the technology thanks to cuts in federal reimbursement and new…
Article byHarvey Bair, RN, PhD, CCDS, CRC. This article was originally published on the Journal of AHIMA website on April 28, 2017 and is republished here with permission. Do you find yourself wondering what to focus on when querying for ICD-10 specificity? Are…
Article by Mary Butler. This article was originally published on the Journal of AHIMA website on April 11, 2017 and is republished here with permission. For the second year in a row, AHIMA CEO Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, FACHE, CAE, FAHIMA, has…