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Computer-assisted coding a boon for hospitals during ICD-10 switch
Hospital officials that are well along in their planning for the ICD-10 switchover expect a loss of productivity when they move to the more complex diagnostic coding system, said panelists in a "town
Anthelio, MedQuist push for improved hospital IT efficiency
Anthelio, which provides business outsourcing and health IT support services to hospitals and physician groups, has formed a strategic partnership with MedQuist, a supplier of "integrated clinical
Insurers leery of EMRs as a liability in the near term
EMRs may not be the magic liability bullet insurers once thought. In fact, a recent study found that EMRs may actually increase the number of liability claims brought against insurers, according to a
Physician EMR use tops 50 percent for first time
For the first time, more than half of office-based U.S. physicians are using some form of EMR in their practices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual National
AHA official: ICD-10 the 'DNA' of future DRG payments
You may be neck-deep in an EHR implementation in hopes of scoring American Recovery and Reinvestment Act incentive payments, but don't forget about the coming transition to ICD-10 coding. "To put it
EHR adoption jumps for hospital-owned practices
Proving once again that there is no single, reliable way to determine true EHR adoption rates, research firm SK&A reports that 38.7 percent of medical offices in the U.S. have EHRs, up from 36.1
EHR audits show shortcuts lead to shortcomings
Audits of electronic charts have revealed three "classic EHR physician documentation shortcuts" (as if EHRs could ever be called "classic"), according to AIS Health, which reported on a compliance
Hospitals struggling with CPOE
As they prepare to meet federal requirements for "meaningful use" of EMRs, hospitals seem to be struggling most with getting CPOE right and with helping physicians embrace EMR technology, according
'Hidden requirements' of quality reporting may hinder meaningful use, CSC says
Calling many of the quality reporting measures "hidden requirements" of Stage 1 meaningful use of EMRs, consulting firm Computer Sciences Corp. says hospitals that meet the data-capture standards for
What are you hiding from patients in their medical records?
Many a physician is understandably apprehensive about entering the brave, new world of "meaningful use" of EMRs. After all, it's not easy to change the way you've done things for years. What they may
