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23rd Annual Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week

Originally posted at www.AHIMA.org The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) invites all health information professionals to join the celebration and be recognized during the 23rd annual Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week. Formerly knows as Health Information & Technology Week, HIP Week will run from March 25 through March 31. This year’s event is themed,…

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HIPAA 5010 Enforcement Target Date Moved to End of June

By Bernie Monegain for PhysBizTech.com The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced on March 15 that it would delay enforcement of HIPAA 5010 transactions to June 30, 2012. It’s the second three-month delay on enforcement made by OESS. While the rule calls for compliance by Jan. 1,…

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The $4 Billion Typo in Obamacare’s ‘Louisiana Purchase’

By Avik Roy, for Forbes Do you remember the “Louisiana Purchase?” I don’t mean Thomas Jefferson’s acquisition of land from Napoleon, but rather Democrats’ acquisition of Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D., La.) support for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Landrieu, critics believe, pledged her vote in exchange for gaining $200 million additional federal funds…

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CIOs Need To Engage Docs In ICD-10 Transition

Focus group suggests that CIOs need to get clinicians enthusiastic about the new diagnostic coding system, but they don’t know how to make that happen. By Ken Terry InformationWeek Healthcare systems preparing for the ICD-10 transition are still not devoting enough attention to preparing physicians for the clinical documentation that will be required when the…

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Dolbey Introduces DocAssist for Physician Guidance with ICD-10

HIMSS12 LAS VEGAS–From the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference, Dolbey introduced DocAssist™ Documentation Guides to help hospitals train their physicians to document patient reports according to the upcoming ICD-10 PCS requirements. “Our research found that as much as 60% of the documentation in a patient’s chart is still dictated and transcribed.…

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Dolbey Executes Interface License Agreement with 3M Health Information Systems

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,…

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HealthGrades Names Top Cities for Hospital 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…

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The Coding Enabler

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…

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Most Medicare demonstration projects haven’t saved money

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…

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