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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.
Some 60 percent of state public health departments are using social media but, lacking a strategic plan, most of those have little interaction with the few followers they have.
Sue Schade has been named chief information officer of University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, after 12 years as CIO of Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is part of Partners HealthCare.
Lee Kim, president-elect of the Western Pennsylvania HIMSS chapter, breaks down what health organizations need to consider before selecting a cloud-based vendor.
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has named Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance the recipient of its 2012 National Quality Healthcare Award, the 19th organization to receive the distinction.
Most of the headlines about the choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as running mate for presidential candidate Mitt Romney have screamed about how the author of the House budget plan would upend the Medicare program and upset seniors' certainty about healthcare. Ryan's plans for Medicaid, however, are more extreme and immediate.
Romney's selection of Ryan immediately switched the campaign focus from the economy to the congressman's plans for radical Medicare changes.
The Ryan budget plan, combined with spending cuts, repeal of health reform law and Medicaid expansion, would mean more uninsured, analysts say.