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Written by Helen Gregg for Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review Texas Health Resources has backtracked on a statement released Thursday that said a workflow flaw in the EHR led to a missed Ebola diagnosis at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. The patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, presented at the hospital’s emergency department Sept. 25. He…
By Dan Munro for Forbes The short answer is yes ‒ many health related organizations adhere faithfully to both the letter and spirit of the healthcare legislation known as HIPAA. The challenging answer is no ‒ many health related organizations who claim to be “HIPAA Compliant” simply aren’t. The confusing answer is that many organizations…
By James Martin for WhaTech This new report elaborates on the global medical transcription services market that was valued at $41.4 million in 2012 and is expected to reach an estimated value of $60.6 million in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% in the forecast period 2013 – 2019. Medical transcription (MT) is a…
By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News Many small, rural hospitals are having a hard time fitting into new accountability standards of the Affordable Care Act. Critical-access hospitals aren’t yet part of Medicare’s pay-for-performance plan, and Congress never provided money for testing how to tie bonuses and penalties to hospital performance. Crawford Memorial Hospital, in…
By Jeffrey Bendix, Senior Editor, for Medical Economics Leaving your patients with a good feeling about their office visit may not just help your reviews on websites like Yelp and Healthgrades.com. It could also result in better patient outcomes. As Americans increasingly use online rankings and reviews when choosing a healthcare provider, a new study…
By Carl Natale, Editor, for ICD10Watch Are you worried that ICD-10’s granularity will take a hefty toll on productivity? Then you’re not alone. One of the major issues with ICD-10 implementation is the concern that the increased specificity will create more work for medical practices and damage productivity. To document that increased specificity, physicians are…
By Reuters at MSN News Community Health Systems Inc , one of the biggest U.S. hospital groups, said on Monday it was the victim of a cyber attack from China, resulting in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients That would make the attack the largest of…
By Dani Gordon for Becker’s Hospital Review Here are the 100 largest hospitals in the United States, listed by number of beds. Note: Data was accessed August 4. The hospital bed counts reported include all medical/surgical and special care beds in children’s, critical access and short-term acute care facilities as reported to CMS by the…
From the University of Michigan on ScienceDaily Many of the nation’s hospitals struggled to meet a federally mandated electronic health records deadline, and as a result could collectively face millions of dollars in reduced Medicare payments this year, a University of Michigan study shows. More than half of U.S. hospitals were on the hook to…
By: Bonnie S. Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS, for ICD10 monitor As you prepare for the newly announced Oct. 1, 2015, ICD-10 compliance date, now is the time to evaluate and redefine your clinical documentation value chain. A value chain is a series of activities that are performed in order to deliver a valuable product…