ICD-10: “What to leave in, what to leave out”
This lyric from Bob Seger’s song Against the Wind sums up a basic dilemma debated at the February 11th U. S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the implementation of ICD-10.
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Embracing Security Challenges
By Eric Venn-Watson – Over the past year, the perception of mobile technology in healthcare has changed dramatically. mHealth is now being recognized as a tool that can help address the challenges our healthcare system is facing, including a shortage of caregivers, an influx of newly insured patients, decreased reimbursements and readmission penalties.
Verification and Validation
By William Hyman – There has been much discussion about EHRs not meeting user’s needs. This often involves complaints of cumbersome data entry and/or data extraction, even within a single product and before ever getting to information exchange.
Training: A Necessary and Essential Part of HIPAA Compliance
By Matt Fisher – The increased focus on HIPAA compliance and anticipated second round of audits makes clear the necessity for an organization to develop and implement comprehensive policies and procedures. The many settlement and breach announcements demonstrate that many issues occur because individuals do not fully understand what HIPAA is or what it does. A lack of knowledge, however, can be combatted though with good training
Will Your Outpatient Physician Orders Be Compliant by the ICD-10 Deadline?
By Yvonne Dawdy – Imagine waking up on October 1, 2015 to thousands of non-compliant outpatient physician orders simply because they do not contain an ICD-10 code, are still using ICD-9 codes, or involve a handwritten diagnosis with no associated code. Unfortunately, this is a challenge that many healthcare organizations will encounter after the ICD-10 deadline if action is not taken immediately.
Internet of Things Gains Momentum Among Businesses
By Marie McGehee – A new report from Verizon Enterprise Solutions, “State of the Market: The Internet of Things (IoT) 2015: Discover How IoT is Transforming Business Results,” shows that enterprise adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) is starting to gain momentum.
Part 3 of Healthcare Innovation Series on This Just In
This Just In 2015 Healthcare Innovation Series with Part 3 this week. Justin Barnes, aka @HITAdvisor talks with Philip Lewis, Director, Fulcrum Equity Partners. The…
Ebola Epidemic Highlights the Need for ICD-10
By Adam Lokeh & Kathy Lindstrom – When the first U.S. Ebola patient was admitted to a Dallas hospital in the summer of 2014, the ensuing media firestorm scrutinized nearly every aspect of the U.S. healthcare system’s readiness to deal with an epidemic that had already left thousands dead and dying overseas.
AHRQ Data and New Guide Highlight Need To Reduce Medicaid Readmissions
By Richard Kronick – Over the past several years, hospitals, physicians, and the Federal Government have made it a priority to reduce hospital readmission rates for Medicare patients. While still at an early stage, strategies put into place as part of the Affordable Care Act, such as evidence-based safe care transition practices, are showing good results.