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By Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Advocacy at CHIME, Originally published on Healthcare Informatics.com The Proposed Regulation Heard ‘Round the World As the Senior Director of Advocacy aptly pointed out in a recent blog posting, the notice of proposed rulemaking for Stage 2 Meaningful Use was released late last week – and if this is…
Dolbey Systems, Inc. has completed an Interface License Agreement with 3M Health Information Systems of Murray, Utah. The Agreement licenses the interfacing of Dolbey’s Fusion CAC™ computer-assisted coding solution to the 3M™ Coding and Reimbursement System (CRS). For more about Dolbey’s Fusion CAC solution visit www.dolbey.com. About Dolbey Dolbey is a leader in providing dictation,…
Action Items Based on Lessons Learned By Howard Anderson for GovInfo Security What can be learned from the more than 390 major breaches affecting more than 19 million individuals that have been reported as a result of the federal HIPAA breach notification rule? Plenty, breach prevention experts say. Here are eight key breach-prevention insights from…
By Ken Terry for InformationWeek Most doctors still use desktops because iPads lack speech processing capabilities. One expert, however, says iPad EHRs are coming. Eighty percent of physicians in a recent survey said they believe that the Apple iPad has an “exciting future in healthcare”–but they doubt it is ready for clinical use. The survey…
By David Yeager for For The Record Speech recognition can help reduce costs, but healthcare organizations should take steps to ensure they’re not sacrificing quality in the process. Everyone loves to save money but in today’s healthcare environment, cutting costs is more a matter of necessity than desire. Rather than allow the quality of care…
Study By HealthGrades HealthGrades Quality Study Identifies Hospitals in Top 5% in Nation; Cities That Have Highest Concentration of Top Hospitals Patients Treated at HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence Have 30% Lower Chance of Dying How does the quality of care at hospitals in your area compare? Find out with HealthGrades second annual list…
By Julie Knudson for For The Record If used correctly, computer-assisted coding can help hospitals alleviate inefficiencies. As computer-assisted coding (CAC) is deployed by an increasing number of hospitals, its effect on coders is coming into focus. The evolution of workflow changes, productivity increases ahead of ICD-10, and fear of diminishing job prospects are all…
By Chris Anderson, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News Most of the Medicare fee-for-service demonstration projects launched in the past two decades using disease management and value-based payments have failed to reduce costs, says a report issued yesterday by the Congressional Budget Office. “In nearly every program involving disease management and care coordination, spending was either…
By Katherine Hobson originally published on WSJ Health Blog The jobs picture last month improved overall — and the health-care sector, which has been a bright spot throughout the downturn, continued to grow. As the WSJ reports, nonfarm payrolls rose by 200,000 people in December as the unemployment rate, calculated using a separate survey, fell…
Gerald T. Roy, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations at the Office of Inspector General lists the agency’s most wanted fugitives responsible for the theft of over $400 million. Click here to read more information about OIG’s most wanted health care fugitives. In all, they are seeking more than 170 fugitives on charges related to health…