As of March 2014, more than 371,000 health care providers have received $22.9 billion in meaningful use incentive payments for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, according to the latest CMS data.
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10 Steps to Maintaining Health Data Privacy in a Changing Mobile World
iHT2’s research report provides health data privacy best practices for healthcare organizations to protect themselves from security breaches and identify theft.
With stolen EHR charts selling for as much as $50 per chart on the black market, healthcare organizations are increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks as the use of web portals for health information exchanges becomes more commonplace. Just last week, two stolen laptops lead to nearly $2 million in HIPAA fines by the HSS. To prevent
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Practice Fusion Partners with Merck on Population Health Management Initiative
The average American doctor sees 2,000 patients per year. On paper, each patient’s information is locked, and the doctor has no ability to look across their patient population to see who's in need of critical care.
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Medfusion Ends Relationship with Allscripts Due to Unresolved Payments
Medfusion announced today that due to unresolved payment disputes, its relationship with Allscripts has ended.
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In-Depth: A Guide to Healthcare Data Formats
Phillip Burgher, Director of Integration Services at Wellcentive provides an in-depth breakdown of the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare data formats.
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NextGen Healthcare and Mirth To Power First Statewide Behavioral HIE
NextGen Information Systems, LLC.,a provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it along with its sister company, Mirth are successfully powering the first statewide behavioral HIE (health information exchange) in the nation; Behavioral Health Information Network of Arizona (BHINAZ).
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ICD-10 Delay to 2015: Congress Did the Right Thing
Dr. Edmund Billings shares his insights on the ICD-10 delay to 2015
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Health IT & Care Coordination Tops List of Patient Safety Concerns
Data integrity failures associated with health IT systems and poor care coordination leads ECRI Institute's 2014 list of top 10 patient safety concerns.
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Open Table for Healthcare: The Rise of Self-Service Healthcare
Changes in the health care system driven by self-service and DIY health (via Strata - Making Data Work)
Health care is migrating from the bricks-and-mortar doctor’s office or care clinic to the person him or herself at home and on-the-go–where people live, work, play, and pray. As people take on more do-it-yourself (DIY) approaches to everyday life…
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist and management consultant that serves clients at the intersection of health and
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Population Health Management Market to Reach $40.6 Billion by 2018
The population health management market was valued at $12.8 Billion in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 26% from 2013 to 2018, to reach $40.6 Billion by 2018, according to a new research report.
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