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NewsAHIMA to providers: Don't put brakes on ICD-10
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) warned healthcare providers not to slow down their transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set, despite the American Medical Read more...
HIMSS urges Congress: Create a national patient identifier
HIMSS has asked Congress to support the development of a "nationwide patient identity solution" to promote interoperability and reduce errors related to mismatches between health data and patients. Read more...
GAO raps VA management for failed outpatient scheduling system
After investing nine years and $127 million, the Department of Veterans Affairs still doesn't have a modern outpatient scheduling system, and a second try at building one may fail unless the Read more...
Obama announces plan for electronic health records for everyone
President-elect Barack Obama announced as part of his economic stimulus plan that he wants all U.S. residents to have electronic health records within five years. When questioned, Obama said that he Read more...
CEOs urge laws offering EMR incentives
While government officials have been pressuring providers to adopt EMRs for years, healthcare buyers haven't taken as strong of a public stand. Last week, however, some of the top CEOs in the U.S. Read more...
Former House Rep. pushes for health IT bill
A former Congresswoman who once championed health IT legislation unsuccessfully two years ago has come back, this time as the head of a health IT coalition pushing new measures. Former Rep. Nancy Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Latest NPI deadline poses big problems, report says; Allscripts/Misys deal could offer $850 opp to Allscripts; and
> If providers needed to hear it again, here's more support for their position. Another report has concluded that new deadline for for using the National Provider Identifier will create big Read more...
HIT shortage can only get worse
IT is a complex profession in and of itself, and health IT management even more so. While I'm not an IT recruiter, I'd wager that you wouldn't want anyone with less than a decade of hard-core Read more...
Senate approves HIT fund
Last week, the Senate approved a budget amendment that would create a reserve fund for health IT legislation. Without getting too deep into procedural stuff, the net effect of the amendment will be Read more...
Groups say IT changes must be part of national reform
A pair of lobbying groups have been pushing hard to see the U.S. Congress pass health IT legislation that establishes national technology standards, before technology vendors go further down the road Read more...
| Press ReleasesStop The HIT Coalition Statement on Increase in Cost of Employer-Provided Health InsuranceWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Stop The HIT Coalition issued the following statement after a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that employer sponsored health insurance premiums have increased 9 Read more >> Extend Health Survey: 15 Days After Congress Voted To Raise Debt Ceiling, Seniors’ Confidence in Medicare Rose 22%Respondents more convinced that Medicare will be there for the rest of their lives – despite their belief that cuts to Medicare are coming SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A survey of 374 seniors Read more >> Affordable Care Act Prevention Benefits Increasing Access, Lowering Costs for People with MedicareMore than 150,000 people with Medicare part B already received annual wellness visits;Expanded coverage of preventive services will lower premiums, cost sharing WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Read more >> |
