HIE Rundown – 8/14/14
Health Information Exchange News & Announcements Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and being…
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PHI Safeguard Compliance Requirements for HIPAA/HITECH and MU – Part 1
PHI Compliance Requirements Webinar Questions/Answers – Part 1 On July 30, 2014 we hosted a webinar event with national HIPAA expert, Edward Jones. The event…
The 2015 Draft Medicare Physicians Fee Schedule
How To Get Involved Submit Your Comments By Rod Baird Twitter: @rod99309 A few days before Independence Day, 2014, CMS invited the provider community to…
We Have 21st Century Technology Fed By Archaic Data Sets
A Ferrari That Runs on Coal By Denny Flint, Sr. Consultant and Director of Business Development for Assistive Coding, LLC Being “all ICD-10 all the…
Twitter #NHCW2014 Hashtag Highlights
Following #NHCW2014 This Week Each year the second week in August is dedicated to celebrating the services and contributions of Community, Migrant, Homeless and Public…
Including Patient Satisfaction in the Quality Equation
Twitter Chatting about Patient Satisfaction By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice TransformationTwitter: @askjoyrios A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hosting my first Twitter chat…
The Greater Good and ICD-10
The Value of Precise Morbidity Data By Rosann M. O’Dell, D.H.Sc., MS, RHIA, CDIP Twitter: @RosannMODell In May of 1990, the 43rd World Health Assembly…
HIPAA Security Dollars and Sense
Just How Much Does a Breach Cost? By Bart Schaefer, CEO of Armored Envoy Twitter: @ArmoredEnvoy Health care providers are subject to stringent regulatory requirements…
Review the Combined 2015 CMS QRDA Implementation Guide
Visit the eCQM Library Page The following is email communication from CMS. The Combined 2015 QRDA Implementation Guide for eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical…