In healthcare, having a complete picture of a patient’s health record is key to providing high-quality care. Yet that is seldom the case, even though a majority of physicians and almost all hospitals have implemented an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
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President Obama Signs SGR Legislation, ICD-10 Delayed to 2015
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama officially signed the temporary Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) "doc fix" delaying the compliance date of ICD-10 until October 1, 2015.
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CareCloud Appoints Lee Horner as New Chief Sales Officer
CareCloud, provider of cloud-based practice management, EHR, and medical billing software and services, today announced the Company has hired Lee Horner as its new Chief Sales Officer.
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Defense Health Agency’s EHR Cost Skyrockets to $1.58 Billion
The cost of the Defense Health Agency’s EHR system designed specifically for use in combat soared to $1.58 billion as of December 2013 after initially costing $67.7 million in November 2002
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ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte Collaborates with Moffitt Cancer Center/M2Gen to Transform Cancer Care
ConvergeHEALTH, M2Gen and Deloitte will offer personalized medicine studies and real-world analytics services to life sciences organizations, study sponsors and cancer centers.
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NextGen Healthcare Issues Statement Following ICD-10 Delay
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., issued a statement following the ICD-10 delay for another year to 2015 after yesterday's Senate vote to patch the Sustainable Growth Rate ("SGR" or "Doc Fix").
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Leading Organizations Launch First Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative on Health IT Safety
ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO), a leader in analyzing adverse events, including those associated with electronic health records, announces the launch of the first multi-stakeholder partnership to generate new knowledge on safe health IT practices.
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ICD-10 Delayed to 2015, Senate Approves SGR ‘Doc Fix’
Despite overwhelming opposition, the Senate passed the temporary fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) that delays the implementation of ICD-10 to October 2015. The Senate voted 64-35 to pass the bill and now requires the President's final signature.
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TigerText Introduces $1M Guarantee Against Secure Messaging HIPAA Violations
TigerText stands behind its secure messaging service by providing the industry’s first HIPAA compliance guarantee.
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The Painful Reality of the ICD-10 Delay
ICD-10: Painful To Implement, Painful To Delay (via InformationWeek)
Congress is on the verge of delaying healthcare's new diagnosis code system for another year -- a relief to doctors, but a pain for CIOs. If the implementation of ICD-10 diagnosis codes is delayed by an act of Congress
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