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AMA Releases CPT 2025 Code Set
The emergence of medical innovations, new technologies and cutting-edge procedures spurred most of the annual changes presented in the release of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2025, the nation’s uniform data-sharing code set for medical procedures and services published by the AMA.
Talent Tuesday: $65.7 Million for Workforce Enhancement Awards
SAMHSA announced over $65 million in grant awards and notices of funding opportunity to help tackle mental health and substance use crises – two key pillars in the President’s Unity Agenda.
Can AI Improve De-identification of PHI?
By Zac Amos – Healthcare providers and information technology teams tirelessly safeguard systems against cyberattacks and preserve patients’ privacy. De-identification, one of their best defenses, has long been a staple in the industry, as HIPAA requires.
DOD/VA & Government Health IT Summit
Starts October 16th in National Harbor, MD: The annual Summit will bring together leaders from across the VA, DHA, DoD, federal government, and relevant industry stakeholders to explore the successes and challenges of implementing and maintaining a unified, interoperable federal EHR system.
Health IT Innovation
Creating a Healthier IT Environment
By Mat Buttrey – In the digital era, technological developments are radically transforming healthcare, leading to improved patient care and operational efficiency. Yet, despite the rapid pace of technological advancement, the healthcare industry is still largely dominated by paper-based workflows and physical documents.
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Sharing Health Data Update August 2024
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
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AHRQ Announces Funding Opportunities to Accelerate Health Care Improvement
The AHRQ announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity to establish state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives, representing a historic investment to accelerate the implementation and dissemination of patient-centered outcomes research into health care delivery through improvements in…
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ASTP/ONC Goals on Interoperability
NOW on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Deputy Director, Certification & Testing Division at the ONC, Jeffery Smith. Now renamed Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) learn about the reorg and their goals.
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Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
Value Based Care Musings
By Matt Fisher – Value based care has become an evergreen topic in healthcare circles with the accompanying message that value based care will transform healthcare. Is that transformation happening? Is the value based care discussion stagnating or getting stuck on certain concepts?
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5 Reasons Why Adoption of Health Tech is Slower Than Many Would Like
Joshua Liu MD explains 5 reasons why adoption of health tech is slower than many would like.
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Can AI Improve De-identification of PHI?
By Zac Amos – Healthcare providers and information technology teams tirelessly safeguard systems against cyberattacks and preserve patients’ privacy. De-identification, one of their best defenses, has long been a staple in the industry, as HIPAA requires.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
Ending with a Whimper
By Matt Fisher -The so far long and tangled path for tracking technology and HIPAA in healthcare appears it will end with a whimper. It is being reported that the federal Department of Health and Human Services dropped its appeal of the decision from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas…
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