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- ICD-10 inches closer to delay, ICD-11 in the wings
The case for leapfrogging ICD-10 and holding out for ICD-11 just got a lot more curious. And though it’s not here yet, when ICD-11 is ready, it will be something ICD-10 cannot be: A 21st Century classification system.
- One surgeon's take on need for culture change in medicine
Atul Gawande, MD, a surgeon, public health researcher and a writer for The New Yorker, advocates a mindset switch from docs as cowboys to docs as pit crews. Gawande also urges the smart use of data and a well-designed checklist for better and safer care.
- 5 simple ways to realize ROI from your EHR
The steep cost of electronic health record systems in today's market makes seeing a return on investment that much more important. Luckily, there are a few basic ways to see financial gains after implementing an EHR. Heidi Jannenga, co-founder and COO, and Paul Winandy, CEO of physical therapy software WebPT, outline five basic ways to get ROI from your EHR.
- 10 most outlandish kinds of ICD-10 codes
Although the debate over the delay of ICD-10 has been heated, if there’s one thing both sides can agree on, it’s the sometimes-hilarous specificity of some of the new ICD-10 codes.
- Doctor, Google thyself
Have you ever Googled yourself or your practice? Did you know that you have an ever growing online reputation? Whether you know it or not, doctors have an online presence. When you type your name in a search engine you may be surprised by what you find.
- The Internet is where patients go for pre-visit consultations
As a physician, technology cannot replace you, but it can make you more efficient and effective. This was the message from Richard Satava, MD, who spoke on the future of surgical technology at the recent Seattle Surgical Society Annual Meeting.
- CMS: $2.5B in Meaningful Use Payments Distributed So Far
CMS officials recently announced that $2.5 billion in meaningful use incentive payments had been distributed as of December 2011,
- Radiologists could net $1.5B for EHR use
Radiologists "would be wise" to study and respond to the government's incentive programs related to the Meaningful Use of certified ambulatory electronic health record systems, considering that more than 90 percent could qualify for the bonus payments, according to a new article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
- Meaningful Use payment volume steadily increasing
Preliminary data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show attestations and payments for Meaningful Use of electronic health records, while off to a slow start, are starting to increase in volume.
- CMS continues ICD-10 resource rollout
While many in the industry liken the ICD-10 compliance date to flipping a switch, there will be a tricky subset of claims that “span the implementation date.” Such claims will be the result of service performed and coded in ICD-9 on or prior to September 30, 2013 combined with care delivered after the October 1, 2013 compliance deadline – and thus coded as ICD-10.
- HealthIT.gov Has Officially Launched!
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, HealthIT.gov. This website is designed to become the leading national resource on health information technology (health IT) for both consumers and health care professionals.
- New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows Benefits of EHRs
Yesterday the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study, which looks at care delivered to diabetic patients in physician practices that use electronic health records compared to physician practices that do not. The results should not come as a surprise to those of us who are working to speed the adoption and meaningful use of health IT: Practices that use EHRs --
- Registered providers for EHR incentives surpass 90K mark
Nearly 91,000 eligible professionals and hospitals have signed up to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs so far in 2011, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Health IT Policy Committee.
- CMS launching ACO database with identifiable participant info
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch a new accountable care organization (ACO) records database that will house personally identifiable information about participants in the Shared Savings Program and Pioneer ACO Program, according to a CMS announcement. The information will include Medicare beneficiaries, healthcare sole proprietors, ACO leaders and managers, and other ACO-related persons and span data, such as names, gender, Social Security numbers, birthdays, addresses, health insurance claim numbers, and types of services, among other information.
- Electronic Health Records (EHR’s).
Here’s another one guaranteed to deliver a huge financial windfall, right? In fact, the net effect of EHR implementation in 2012 – and likely through 2015 is more simply to begin the accounting side of care quality (not billing – that’s long been the purview of Practice Management software – already in fairly wide distribution). As long as clinical records are paper-based – we can’t apply analytics at scale for establishing quality metrics – across a nation. Moving to EHR’s will allow analytics on an unprecedented scale – and for that – I’m a huge fan/supporter.
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