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By Michael F. Arrigo | 09:08 am | December 04, 2012
No World Borders managing partner Michael Arrigo reflects on the AHIMA National Convention, drilling down into the realities of ICD-10-centric regulations facing the healthcare industry.
By Eric Wicklund | 08:21 am | December 04, 2012
Mark T. Bertolini, chairman, CEO and president of Aetna, delivered the opening keynote on Monday at the mHealth Summit. A former executive for Cigna, NYLCare Health Plans and SelectCare, he now oversees a global healthcare benefits company with some 33,000 employees in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
By Bernie Monegain | 10:36 pm | December 03, 2012
The New England Telehealth Consortium has awarded a four-year contract worth more than $16 million to FairPoint Communications to provide carrier ethernet services to more than 400 healthcare sites in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
By Diana Manos | 11:31 am | November 30, 2012
A report issued Nov. 29 by the Office of the Inspector General calling for more oversight of the meaningful use program has been mostly well-received by stakeholders. Doctors, however, are concerned about the burden of pre-payment audits.
By Diana Manos | 10:35 am | November 29, 2012
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn't going to make things any easier.
By Frank Irving | 09:29 am | November 29, 2012
PhysBizTech Editor Frank Irving discusses the benefits and challenges of cloud computing for small physician practices with CDW's Jon Karl.
By Mike Miliard | 12:05 pm | November 28, 2012
One week after unveiling its Patient Engagement Framework, the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) has launched an online tool meant to help health organizations track their progress on involving patients in their care.
By Diana Manos | 11:24 am | November 28, 2012
Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association said during a panel discussion that the corner telehealth was expected to turn "has come and gone," and the next year will some "very important people joining the telehealth bandwagon."
By Kaiser Health News | 09:41 am | November 28, 2012
More than 100 hospitals that were graded "C" in the first report moved up to an "A" in the second, while others received an "F."
By Erin McCann | 12:00 pm | November 27, 2012
Some 1,500 patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are being notified of a medical data breach involving a resident physician whose employment was terminated in 2010. The incident's validity, however, remains contentious and unclear, as it involves an earlier lawsuit against UAMS, filed by the physician who has cited allegations of gender discrimination.