Tom Sullivan
The first woman to become Iowa's House Majority Leader, Representative Linda Upmeyer, has drawn on her continuing experience as a cardiology nurse to propose health IT legislation, involving the local healthcare community, HIMSS Iowa Chapter and the state legislature.
Rick Rifenbark, a partner in law firm Foley & Lardner, discusses the most significant changes that the final rule for Stage 2 brings, areas wherein CMS made meaningful use more flexible, and what he was hoping would be there but was not.
The new ICD-10 deadline of October 1, 2014 is a mere two years away. That doesn't leave a lot of time for healthcare organizations to meet the mandate, particularly those who have not yet even started the conversion. One expert offers some tips for making smart use of the extra year.
Three questions with Deb Grider, senior manager at Blue & Co. consultancy and an ICD-10 industry veteran, who explains where healthcare organizations need to be today if they are going to comply by the new 2014 deadline.
By sticking with a one-year delay, HHS not only "maintains the value of work already done," but also makes it easier for ICD-10 project leaders to convince CFOs to continue funding the conversion.
Health information exchange, much like online and ATM banking, will succeed when people cannot live without their health data. Someone has to create that appetite, says Reginald Coopwood, MD, chairman of HIP TN.
Since the Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act, there has been barrage of conflicting reports on what it means for Medicaid. Here's a look at the immediate impact on states.
Bob Belfort, partner in the healthcare practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, discusses the difficulties hospitals and public health departments face in deciding when to notify patients about a data breach.
Now that the uncertainty has cleared, healthcare organizations have even more incentive to metamorphose themselves into accountable care organizations aligned with the CMS Shared Savings Program.
Bill Bernstein, chairman of the healthcare division at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips discusses why the Supreme Court's ruling is good news for the healthcare industry, and the challenges that remain.