Optum, a data services division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced it will acquire MedSynergies Inc., which provides physician practice management, revenue management, physician referral management and other business services to physician groups aligned with large health systems. Terms of the deal has not been disclosed and is subject to to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.
MedSynergies will provide Optum with innovative physician practice management
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Nuances Launches Clintegrity 360 Compliance Services at AHIMA 2014
Today at AHIMA, Nuance announced the expansion of its healthcare consulting services to help organizations more holistically respond to compliance, physician engagement, ICD-10, and shifting payment models. The newest offering, Clintegrity 360 | Compliance Services, provides the management tools and training required to effectively monitor complex coding requirements, and leverage technology to avoid issues that may affect the reliability of hospital reimbursement.
Nuance Clintegrity 360 |
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WEDI Survey Reveals ICD-10 Delay Negatively Impacted Provider Readiness
The ICD-10 delay to October 1, 2015 has negatively impacted provider progress causing two-thirds of providers to slow down efforts or place them on hold altogether, according to recent Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) industry preparedness survey results. The survey reveals that while the ICD-10 delay was supposed to provide healthcare organizations more time to be prepared to the ICD-10, many organizations are failing to take advantage of the additional time.
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Practice Fusion and Quest Diagnostics Partner for Electronic Lab Test Ordering
Today, cloud-based EHR provider Practice Fusion and Quest Diagnostics, has announced a partnership agreement that will allow a tip-to-tail electronic lab test ordering and management for Practice Fusion’s community of more than 112,000 medical professionals.
Partnership Details
Beginning as early as the first quarter of 2015, providers that use the Practice Fusion EHR and receive results electronically from Quest Diagnostics will also be able to place laboratory test orders electronically to a
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Mana Health’s Patient Portal Achieves Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification
Mana Health, a healthcare technology company, announced today that its award-winning patient portal, Patient Gateway, version 1.0.0, has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification. Eligible healthcare organizations (HCOs) participating in Stage 2 meaningful use achievement can use the Patient Gateway to demonstrate that they have met the Patient Electronic Access objective and qualify for incentive payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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Patient Deception: Half of Patients Have Knowingly Deceived a Doctor
The reality of patient deception in the doctor-patient relationship is real. In fact, half of patients admit to deceiving a doctor or other healthcare professional, according to an online survey of 3,075 American patients conducted by EHR selection group Software Advice. One-quarter of patients admitted to giving incorrect information or omitting information about their health at least “sometimes.” Another one-quarter of patients “rarely” withhold information, and half say they have “never”
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EHR Design and Dissatisfaction: EHRs Should Create Time for Patients
Dr. Edmund Billings shares his insights on the growing trend of dissatisfaction with EHR design.
As reported last year at HIMSS and by many online news and opinion sources since, physician dissatisfaction with EHRs is growing. Indeed, while this article does not focus on the broader picture, general physician career dissatisfaction is disconcertingly high.
The breakneck push for more and better EHR use as a component of regular medical care is a significant part of that malaise, but it is
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ONC’s Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma, M.D. Resigns
In a note to ONC staff, Karen DeSalvo announced that ONC Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D. will be stepping down to become the new President and CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). Fridsma is responsible for the creation of the Standards & Interoperability Framework to ensure technical standards and specifications are in place to support the development and success of a fully functional nationwide health IT ecosystem. Prior to the creation of the S & I
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Healthline Launches HealthData Engine to Harness Unstructured Data
Healthline, provider of intelligent health information and technology solutions, today launched its HealthData Engine to harness the power of structured and unstructured data to improve outcomes and reduce costs. The new big data analytics platform leverages the company’s market-leading HealthTaxonomy, advanced clinical natural language processing (NLP) technologies and semantic analysis to turn patient data into actionable insights.
How It Works
According to IDC Health Insights, more than 80
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ONC Appoints New Director of Health IT Certification Program
On Friday, the ONC announced it has appointed Naval Captain Alicia Morton as the new Director of the ONC Health IT Certification Program. Morton joined the ONC in 2005 where she lead the ONC's first entry into EHR certification and has worked in a variety of roles. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer alongside Jacob Reider and as a Senior Advisor in OST.
Prior to joining the ONC, Morton managed the systems development component of the Doctor’s Office
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