New ICD-10 Survey Will Measure Industry Progress
WEDI’s ICD-10 Survey to measure progress towards 2014 compliance date The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a non-profit organization established in 1991 by…
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Coming soon to an EHR near you: Ads
Next step in the intrusion of commercial interests in EHRs As far as I can tell the first advertisements appeared in 17th century newspapers. According…
HIE and the Acronym Shortage
The use of acronyms and abbreviations has been decried in healthcare because of the potential for confusion when they are misunderstood. So now we have HIE which means, variously, Health Insurance Exchange, or Health Information Exchange. The Affordable Care Act has mandated Health Insurance Exchanges (HIE) which are to be new state systems, or a default federal
New eJournal Looks to Synthesize Data from Clinical Research Projects
eGEMs Focuses on Clinical Research, Patient-centered Outcomes Last week the AcademyHealth.org announced the official launch of eGEMs. The peer-reviewed e-publication will focus on ideas and…
HHS Releases HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Bill
Highlights of HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Bill Released on January 17, 2013 Carolyn Hartley, President, CEO, Physicians EHR Late Thursday afternoon (1/17/13) HHS released the…
Pew Research Center Releases Health Online 2013
Pew Research Finds 35% Americans are ‘Online Diagnosers’ The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects comprising the Pew Research Center,…
Up Next on Voice of the Doctor: ICD-10 Documentation Challenges
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New Report Says ACA Will Be Top Healthcare Issue for 2013
PwC’s Annual Report Puts ACA at the Top PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) provides researh and analysis on trends impacting various health industries. The Institute…
Data Security Tips for the New Year
11 data security tips for a healthy organization in 2013 Rick Kam, President and co-founder ID Experts 2013 is the Year of the Snake in…