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Though political strife seems to be holding up progress on healthcare reform in Washington, it is good to see that healthcare IT is still enjoying full support from the Obama Administration.
There are two ways of looking at upcoming compliance deadlines for HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10.
The time has to come for healthcare organizations to decide whether they will pursue ICD-10 as a strategic initiative or backburner the conversion until it ultimately drains resources, financial and otherwise, just to meet the federal mandate. That’s how the experts see it.
Information technology is playing a pivotal role in the work on the ground in earthquake-ravaged Haiti as Boston-based Partners In Health tends to the sick and the maimed.
The reports out of Haiti are staggering. Some doctors estimate that perhaps 200,000 survivors of the massive January earthquake face the loss of one or more limb. Many observers have called the island "a nation of amputees."
ICD-10 Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Kathy DeVault, a professional practice manager at AHIMA, to discuss what the United States can learn from other countries that have already adopted ICD-10, the reasons we won't have a single coding system, and why healthcare organizations should not rely too heavily on their vendors for the ICD-10 conversion.
Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., is helping a rural health network in Texas automate its financial activities and share clinical data through a community-based electronic medical record.
Three more hospitals have been recognized for attaining Stage 7, the highest level on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.
The information security service SecureWorks, which protects 82 healthcare companies in the United States, reported last month that attempted hacker attacks aimed at its clients doubled in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, a 254-bed hospital serving the North San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys in California, is revamping its healthcare IT with a $500,000 grant from Verizon.