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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HHS Releases Security Risk Assessment Tool To Assist Providers with HIPAA Compliance
HHS releases security risk assessment tool to help providers with HIPAA compliance in small to medium offices.
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BREAKING: House Passes SGR ‘Doc Fix’; ICD-10 Delayed to 2015
Despite push back from AHIMA and doctors groups, the House of Representatives passed a temporary fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) for one year that also delays ICD-10 until 2015.
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8 Tips for Providers to Protect Professional Fee Revenues from ICD-10
ICD-10 analytics provider, Jvion releases guidance on the importance of providers understanding ICD-10 reimbursement risks for professional fee claims.
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BREAKING: SGR ‘Doc Fix’ Bill Could Delay ICD-10 to 2015
This morning a bicameral/bipartisan bill is being introduced that would fix the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) preventing a 24 percent cut in reimbursements to physicians under Medicare, The Hill reports. The bill also includes language located in Sec. 212 stating that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delay the ICD-10 implementation to October 1, 2015.
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Report: EHR Adoption Highest Among Integrated Health Systems
EHR adoption among integrated health systems were substantially higher than their non-health systems owned counterparts, according to a new report by SK&A,
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CareCloud Launches CollectiveIQ to Help Practices Avoid Coding Errors and Billing Oversights
CareCloud, the leading provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records (EHR), and medical billing software and services, today announced the availability of its new billing rules platform, CareCloud CollectiveIQ.
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Health Insurance Exchange IT Market Expected to Reach $2.6B by 2018
The health insurance exchange IT market is estimated at $1.6 billion in 2013 is expected to reach $2.6 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2013 to 2018, according to new report by MarketsandMarkets.
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