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Upcoding agenda not the result of EHR adoption
Health IT experts tell CMS that use of electronic health records does not result in upcoding or intentional fraud.News | 06 May 2013
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Guide: Medical speech recognition and natural language processing
Read this guide to learn about the recent history of medical speech recognition technology.Guide
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AHIMA 2012 convention suddenly looks a lot more interesting
Recent news on fraudulent coding – and HHS’s crackdown on fraud and abuse – along with ICD-10 turns AHIMA 2012 into a hotbed of intrigue.News | 26 Sep 2012
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Public and private sector health care leaders roll with ICD-10 delay
CMS calls for state Medicaid IT leaders to share their ICD-10 implementation difficulties; AHIMA responds to ICD-10 delay.News | 27 Aug 2012
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American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a professional organization dedicated to helping health care professionals manage personal health information in their effort to provide quality health care to the public.Definition
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Pharmas show future of meaningful use, clinical data analytics
What on earth will we do with all the bits and bytes collected via meaningful use criteria? Clinical data analytics, that's what. Pharmas already are launching pilot projects.News | 30 Apr 2012
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ICD-10
The International Classification of Disease tenth revision (ICD-10) is a system of coding created by the World Health Organization that notes various medical records including diseases, symptoms, abnormal findings and external causes of injury.Definition
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ICD-10-PCS
The International Classification of Disease tenth revision Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a system of medical classification used for procedural codes that track various health interventions taken by medical professionals.Definition
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Reaction to ICD-10 delay a mixed bag among health care CIOs
Some health IT leaders don't see value in CMS's promised ICD-10 delay. Even more wonder where to find the ROI in using ICD-10. The impact of the 'unfunded mandate' is being felt.News | 13 Mar 2012
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Health care professionals can go online for ICD-10 coding resources
The American Health Information Management Association has launched an online learning program to help coders and other professionals get a jump start on ICD-10 coding.Podcast
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Next 18 months will be key for meeting meaningful use requirements
The actions providers take over the next 18 months will determine whether they are able to meet all the requirements of meaningful use.Tip
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How health IT drives patient engagement, improves healthcare workflow
Small physician groups improve workflow with health IT, such as tablets and patient portals, driving patient engagement for meaningful use stage 2.Feature
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Elizabeth Holland on meaningful use audits, part 2
CMS's Elizabeth Holland on the meaningful use audit process and the bill before Congress asking for older physicians to be excepted from penalties.Q&A
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Audits mostly random, some chosen through red flags
Need to know documentation to have on hand for a meaningful use audit and who's likely to be audited? Here's the latest from CMS's Elizabeth Holland.Q&A
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Prioritizing tasks at the top of risk assessment best practices
There are many potential threats to health data security. The best practices for a risk assessment include how to prioritize those threats.Tip
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Tips for healthcare data breach prevention from Verizon research
Verizon researchers share tips for sharpening risk assessments to prevent healthcare data breaches. The focus is on devices and business associates.News
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What healthcare CIOs need to know from Verizon data breach report
Verizon's report on data breaches covers all industries, but says healthcare's focus should be on laptops, thumb drives, credit card data.News | 22 Apr 2013
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Consider identity theft when planning HIPAA breach prevention
A reader shares an example of healthcare fraud and explains why ID theft must be considered as part of a HIPAA breach prevention plan.Feature
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Republican lawmakers renew criticism of meaningful use criteria
Flaws in the criteria for meaningful use could lead to billions of dollars in wasted taxpayer money, a Senate report says.News | 17 Apr 2013
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New patient engagement strategies needed to capitalize on opportunity
Many factors are driving an increased focus on strategies to engage patients. New thinking is needed to make the most of these opportunities.Tip
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Upcoding agenda not the result of EHR adoption
Health IT experts tell CMS that use of electronic health records does not result in upcoding or intentional fraud.News | 06 May 2013
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Progress toward interoperability in healthcare remains slow
There has been a lot of movement around interoperability in healthcare recently, but tangible benefits remain elusive.News | 30 Apr 2013
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HIPAA regulations to bring compliance challenges for providers, BAs
Updates to HIPAA's regulations could bring new compliance challenges to providers, sometimes without real benefits to patients.News | 24 Apr 2013
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ATA: Providers turn to telemedicine services for faster communication
In this Q&A, ATA President-Elect Ed Brown discusses how telemedicine services are being adopted for chronic care, faster stroke care and education.News | 22 Apr 2013
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ATA president-elect on accountable care, telemedicine benefits
ATA President-Elect Ed Brown discusses the benefits of telemedicine and its future in accountable care organizations.News | 22 Apr 2013
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Payers, providers must share data to improve quality of care
To improve quality of care and cut costs, payers must align incentives and share longitudinal patient data with providers.News | 18 Apr 2013
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HHS proposes extending Stark Law exception for EHR donations
If the exception to the Stark Law and anti-kickback laws' safe harbor for EHR donations to physicians are extended, will healthcare systems use them?News | 17 Apr 2013
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Q&A: Invest smart in health information security at your facility
Trying to decide how to use limited capital to upgrade the security of your organization's health information? Start with a HIPAA risk assessment.Tip
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Personal health records, patient engagement and EHR meaningful use
Pros and cons of provider-based personal health records versus emerging PHR models, and how they all could drive patient engagement.News
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What IT initiatives should you be planning? Analysts discuss
Analytics and remote monitoring will be top IT initiatives for many hospitals in the months ahead.News | 12 Apr 2013
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Harnessing the power of data warehousing and patient data analysis
A Silicon Valley hospital flexes its tech muscle through innovation. In this podcast, the CIO explains why use of patient data analysis is growing.News
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Personal health records, patient engagement and EHR meaningful use
Pros and cons of provider-based personal health records versus emerging PHR models, and how they all could drive patient engagement.News
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Tip: HIPAA omnibus rule and stage 2 test organizational compliance
With stage 2 meaningful use approaching and the launch of the HIPAA omnibus rule, providers have to ensure their EHR adoption strategies are in place.Tip
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Health IT can improve patient safety, Bipartisan Policy Center says
Recent anecdotes have underscored health IT safety issues, but a new report says tech is a key way to improve patient safety.News | 27 Feb 2013
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New technology needed to support growing adoption of ACO models
As health reform pushes more and more practices toward ACO models of care, current technology can't always support the transition.News | 21 Dec 2012
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HIT experts weigh in state law mandating ACOs in Massachusetts
Many states have their own ACO bills in process. Massachusetts ACO law doesn't mirror federal ACOs, but compliance could require more HIT investment.News | 10 Sep 2012
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Survey finds doctors want to dig deeper with health data analysis
While many health care providers currently use health data analysis tools, few use them for predictive functions.News | 06 Sep 2012
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EHRs don't quite have clinical decision support for ACO participation
PODCAST: Zynx Health survey shows clinical decision support for ACO participation lacking in heart failure, pneumonia measures.Podcast
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accountable care organization (ACO)
An accountable care organization (ACO) is an association of hospitals, providers and insurers in which all parties assume accountability for the quality of patient care, and how money is spent as it pertains to a population.Definition
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Future ACO clinical decision support systems require heavy IT lifting
It takes a lot of heavy IT lifting to build patient-based clinical decision support for accountable care organizations, from HIE to analytics to EMRs.News | 30 Jul 2012
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