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Federal health care policy issues and health care reform

• To solve lack of interoperability, health IT tries third-party apps, HIEs

  Many healthcare professionals are turning to third-party applications, the use of APIs and HIEs to overcome the lack of interoperability still present in healthcare. Continue Reading

• ONC to Congress: Get moving on interoperability

  Although EHR use is up, more work needs to be done on interoperability. The Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC)  has submitted a report to Congress on the ... Continue Reading

• NIH, ONC pilot to build on Precision Medicine Initiative

  Individuals that support the mission of President Barack Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative can now take action by accessing their health data and sending it to precision medicine researchers. ... Continue Reading

• Providers see upside of precision medicine, aren't prepared to use it in patient care process

  Don't expect the practice of precision medicine to enter mainstream healthcare in the next five years, at least in non-academic medical settings. Nearly 60% of respondents to a Health Catalyst ... Continue Reading

• Coming soon to a hospital near you: ICD-10 deadline nears

  This issue of SearchHealthIT's Pulse e-zine looks at the upcoming ICD-10 deadline, with a focus on the final prep work before the Oct. 1 transition. Continue Reading

• Strategies to help providers meet the ICD-10 deadline

  After a one-year delay, the real, actual ICD-10 transformation deadline is here. Where are organizations in this process? Has the delay helped, or are providers still scrambling to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10? This edition of Pulse takes ...Continue Reading

• Industry shifts focus to health IT interoperability

  Health information exchange has yet to meet the expectations of some healthcare professionals and regulators. The ONC has a plan to fix that.Continue Reading

• As HIPAA audits loom, most docs remain unprepared

  The HHS Office for Civil Rights will unleash HIPAA audits on some 550 healthcare groups and business associates. Experts give tips on how to survive.Continue Reading

• As HIPAA audits approach, small practices remain unprepared

  In 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights will launch its first formal round of HIPAA audits. They will hit around 400 healthcare providers. Are they ready? Will they show compliance? What happens if they ...Continue Reading

• Missing chunk of Open Payments data raises concerns

  Why up to one-third of Open Payments data won't be available in the public database is one reason supporters and detractors alike are prodding CMS.Continue Reading

• Decision to delay ICD-10 received with mixed feelings from physicians

  Read why providers should act now and not stall their ICD-10 implementation plans just because the deadline was extended another year.Continue Reading

• Healthcare trends and EHR incentives yet to fix what ails industry

  Physician EHR incentives for using health IT paved the way for new healthcare trends aimed at improving health and lowering costs.Continue Reading

• ACO participation on the rise and so are cloud services for them

  Just because you've chosen cloud services for ACO participation doesn't mean your organization should take vendor selection lightly.Continue Reading

• Healthcare analytics, big data projects need to be adopted by HCOs

  Healthcare analytics is making headway but organizations can do more to adopt big data technology and embark on quality improvement initiatives.Continue Reading

• Five ways meaningful use extension affects physicians

  In stretching out deadlines for stage 2 and delaying the stage 3 start, ONC benefits vendors, providers and itself.Continue Reading