Berwick Resigns Effective Dec 2nd
CMS Administrator Berwick to Leave Dr. Donald Berwick resigns as the Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) effective December 2nd and the…
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Analogy for Selecting an EHR
So which jeans did you choose? Andy Sutorius Blog: AndySutorius.tumblr.com Email: andy@sutorius.com Twitter: @andysutorius I have an analogy where I compare buying a pair of jeans…
CMS delays 5010 enforcement but not HIPAA compliance date
HIPAA Compliance Still Required of CE’s Thursday, November 17, 2011, CMS released a statement on looming compliance for ASCX12 Ver 5010. The Office of e-health…
AMA App Challenge
AMA Announces App Finalists The challenge was to come up with a new idea for a medical app that could improve the daily lives of…
Getting Staff Buy-in For EHR Implementation
One of the national speakers at this year’s MGMA convention was renowned leadership expert and best-selling author Marcus Buckingham. Catching up with him minutes after…
Who I met at MGMA 2011
Unlike the HIMSS conference, the MGMA exhibit hall you can actually get through in three days along with spending time participating in the educational presentations…
HBMA Third Annual EHR Summit
Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA) is hosting its third annual EHR Summit November 16-18 at The Talking Stick Resort in my home town area…
Understanding Medicare Claims Data Through Visual Storytelling
Sarianne Gruber MPH, MS SG Healthcare Analytics LLC The Open Government Initiative has me exploring the health-related datasets available on www.data.gov/health. I recently had the…
EHR Technology and Meaningful Improvement in Healthcare
Conflicting Studies on Using EHR Technology William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Blog:…