Jasmine Pennic | HIT Consultant

Former Shelby Regional CFO Charged with Meaningful Use Fraud

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Tom White, the former CFO for Dr. Tariq Mahmood’s Texas hospitals has been charged with meaningful use fraud and aggravated identity theft in the Eastern District of Texas, FBI.gov reports. According to the indictment by a federal grand jury, White falsely attested to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that Shelby Regional Medical Center (Shelby Regional) successfully met the meaningful use requirements for the 2012 fiscal year. To give the impression of using a certified EHR,
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Private Equity Firm Acquires GHX, Healthcare Supply Chain Leader

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Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, and Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), a privately-held provider of connected, intelligent healthcare supply chains, have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of GHX by an affiliate of Thoma Bravo. Financial details were not disclosed. The current GHX senior management team will continue to manage the company. “GHX maintains a strong position in North America and Europe with solutions that span the breadth of the
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Pristine Partners With WCA To Bring Google Glass To Wound Care

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Wound Care Advantage (WCA), a wound care service company, and Pristine, the only company that’s developed commercially available Google Glass-based software that meets HIPAA regulations, have partnered to bring Google Glass into an outpatient wound care setting for the first time. Google Glass is wireless, handsfree and supports first person perspectives—all of which present incredible opportunities to improve wound care delivery. The device will be implemented at Wound Care Advantage’s
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What Does Meaningful Use Mean for Consumers?

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If Meaningful Use is ultimately designed to help the patient, it is essential we understand it's true significance to the consumer. Abbe Don, VP of User Experience, Epocrates, an Athenahealth company shares her insights as the keynote speaker at the recent Digital Health Summit.   About Abbe Don: As Vice President of User Experience at Epocrates, Abbe Don is responsible for creating a contemporary, innovative end-to-end mobile customer experience for caregivers. Prior to joining
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