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HHS Proposes New Regulations for Health Insurance Premiums Subsidy Eligibility

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Under the new rules, the exchange administrators (federal and/or state) must make certain verifications. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now proposed a rule in which the state or federal administrators of the health…
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E–Prescriptions Filling Out Nicely

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The Questions You Should Ask When Considering Medical Billing Software Getting paid in a timely manner is vital for any practice, regardless of your size, stature and financial standing. While the norm is to provide the service, then…

EMR Use Saves Physical Therapists’ Time and Money

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Using EMR as the latest PT documentation software actually saves therapist’s time and money as Nitin Chhoda, a marketing expert and licensed physical therapist said. “EMR or electronic medical record is the latest documentation…
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How Meaningful Use Grew Deeper Roots in 2012

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This was a year when data showed its muscle, whether in the presidential elections or demonstrating how deeply entrenched the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records had become in 2012. Health information exchange and…
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Take a Modular Approach to SnoMed-CT and ICD-10 Clinical Coding

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In a new blog post, Dr. John Halamka discusses ideas to improve clinical coding documentation in 2013 ahead of ICD-10, which will arrive on October 1, 2014. In order to improve the extraction of data from clinical charts, Halamka suggests doing…

E–Scribing Usage On The Rise

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Nearly half of all U.S. physicians are using e-prescribing features in an electronic health record using the Surescripts network, according to a new report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. A New York Times article…
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How To Prepare For ICD-10: Review ICD-9!

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A review of how you currently use ICD-9 codes can be helpful in planning to make the transition to ICD-10, which will replace the older code set for all services provided on or after Oct. 1, 2014. “Wherever you see ICD-9 today, you will…

EHR Safety Guidelines

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A pair of health IT experts has proposed a framework for national patient safety guidelines that the industry could apply to electronic health records (EHR) systems. Their article appears in the New England Journal of Medicineas the drumbeat…
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Meaningful Use Stage 3 Recommendations Released For Public Comment

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The healthcare industry has a much better idea of what Stage 3 of Meaningful Use may look like, now that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s HIT Policy Committee has released a copy of its proposed recommendations…
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6 Observations on Hospitals and ICD-10 Going Into 2013

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Hospitals and health systems are officially less than two years away from the go-live date of ICD-10. By Oct. 1, 2014, all providers must have made the transition to ICD-10. 1. Most hospitals are in a readiness assessment phase. In February…