CMS, ONC to Host Event on Billing and Coding with EHRs
Coding in an EHR Environment On Friday, May 3, CMS and ONC will hold a meeting for providers, vendors, press, and others to discuss electronic…
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Latest Telemedicine and mHealth Technologies on Display May 5 – 7
Word’s Largest Telemedicine Conference If you live within driving distance of Austin, Texas, or looking for a great excuse to get there, then check out…
Senate Finance Committee Approves Marilyn Tavenner to Lead Medicare, Medicaid
Finance Chairman Says Tavenner’s Experience Makes Her the Right Choice to Lead CMS Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) yesterday applauded the committee’s approval…
PwC Canadian Study Shows ROI in Use of EHR Technology Over Time
The Emerging Benefits of EHRs PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) provides research and analysis on trends impacting various health industries. The Institute’s latest report, commissioned…
Health Social Networking Sites and Inherent Risks to PHI
Many Social Networking Sites Lack Enough Information for Users to Make Privacy-sensitive Decisions In an open perspective article published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics…
Healthcare Automation Penetration Creates Need for Updated Continuity of Operations
Commentary By John Tempesco, AtHoc Healthcare, like every other industry in history, has reached the inevitable necessity of automating its operations to bring order to…
Truven Health Analytics Announces Top 15 Health Systems
Top Hospitals Achieve Superior Clinical Outcomes, Fewer Patient Safety Events Truven Health Analytics, formerly the Healthcare business division of Thomson Reuters, has released its 5th…
Should You Take a Second Look at Your Business Associates?
By Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions The HIPAA Omnibus rules significantly affect Business Associate (BA) relationships and will require an adjustment to your Business Associates Agreement…
TEDMED – Creating a better future in health and medicine
TEDMED 2013, April 16-19, Washington, DC Who are the speakers and what will they talk about this year? TEDMED is a multi-disciplinary community of innovators…