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Infographic: ACA Is a Tax Cut for Middle-Class Families

by Fred Pennic 07/12/2012 Leave a Comment

Infographic Obamacare Middle Class

Center for American Progress infographic that shows how the ACA (Affordable Care Act) is actually a major tax cut for middle class families Following the Supreme Court ruling on ACA (Affordable Care Act) show implications that it will provide the American middle class with tax savings making healthcare more affordable. In the following infographic, the Center for American Progress displays that only 1.2% of Americans that will decline the voluntary health insurance would only pay a penalty
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4 Lessons Learned from HIPAA 5010 That’ll Benefit Your ICD-10 Project

by Fred Pennic 07/11/2012 Leave a Comment

Written by Steve Sisko shares 4 lessons learned from HIPAA 5010 that will benefit your ICD-10 project It’s a fact: ICD-10 has far more impact and involves far more change to people, processes and technology than HIPAA 5010. I’m of the opinion that much of the work expended and artifacts created during a HIPAA 5010 project - particularly test plans and test cases - will not lend direct value to an ICD-10 project. But I’m convinced that many organizations learned are a lot of 5010 lessons that
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All HIEs Are Not Created Equal

by Fred Pennic 07/09/2012 1 Comment

Contributed by John Smith, Director of Communications at ICA provides HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) examples that illustrate the variables in comprehensiveness and immediacy associated with the exchange of healthcare information. Health Information Exchange (HIE) is often defined as the process of sharing health-related information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. HIEs is one of the core building blocks to create an HIT infrastructure for the purpose of
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3 Areas Where the ACA Ruling Will Accelerate Technology Innovation

by Fred Pennic 07/05/2012 3 Comments

3 key areas where the recent Supreme Court ACA ruling will spur technology innovation in the healthcare industry Last week, the Supreme Court upheld the ACA (Affordable Care Act's) individual mandate ruling it constitutional as a tax or penalty. The mandate would require everyone to have health insurance beginning in 2014 forever changing the way the country views healthcare. With this announcement, we can now move forward with the modernization of healthcare delivery through technology
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Infographic: Staffing and Health IT Adoption

by Fred Pennic 07/03/2012 Leave a Comment

HIMSS Staffing and Health IT Adoption Infographic

HIMSS recently published an infographic on staffing and health IT adoption shown below on their official blog highlighting the growing demand for qualified health IT professionals. With a 66% increase in IT staff shown in the infographic highlights the growing need for qualified health IT professionals to support all related HITECH initiatives.  Earlier this year, HIMSS released a leadership survey stating that IT staff shortage was the key barrier to meeting IT priorities. CLICK TO ENLARGE
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Medical Transcription & EHRs: Remaining Atop Technology and Industry Changes

by Fred Pennic 07/02/2012 1 Comment

A vital aspect of health care, medical transcription is a multi-billion-dollar industry, which is undergoing significant changes. Medical transcription has been a fundamental and necessary aspect of the healthcare industry for a long time. However, the continuing development of transcription-related technology is changing the way medical transcription works. To adapt and remain efficient, healthcare-affiliated institutions must adopt these new technologies as they come. Medical transcription
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Breaking News: Supreme Court Upholds ACA

by Fred Pennic 06/28/2012 Leave a Comment

The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by a 5-4 vote, ruling that the individual mandate qualifies as a tax. Chief Justice John Roberts, who was the deciding vote that deemed the mandate constitutional according to Bloomberg Law’s SCOTUS Blog.  The cornerstone of the controversial individual mandate would  require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty. After the ruling, SCOTUS blog watchers stated, "The bottom line: the entire ACA is upheld, with
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Hospitals: Are You Ready for an ACO?

by Fred Pennic 06/27/2012 Leave a Comment

Contributed by Michael Sandwith, Director of Business Development at ICA The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) aims to change the way hospitals deliver care by changing the financial incentives.  There are different payment structures than can be used to encourage hospitals to lower costs, improve quality, or both.  Since the goal of an ACO should be to lower costs and improve quality, using an accountability payment structure – one in which costs and quality are linked–will be the most
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How Will The New NHS Reform Affect You?

by Fred Pennic 06/19/2012 Leave a Comment

It was earlier this year we saw the outcry by doctors and staff when the new NHS reform was released. An £80 billion budget was awarded to patient care with general practitioners while 20,000 staff members are expected to lose their jobs and 151 primary care trusts are abolished. For doctors around the country this is an unwelcome reform, one that will see them competing on price for NHS resources where before the tariffs were set in stone. This reform has been designed to encourage general
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Interview: Understanding Clinical Language Understanding with Carina Edwards, VP Solutions Marketing at Nuance Healthcare

by Fred Pennic 06/14/2012 Leave a Comment

Nuance Healthcare

There is a growing demand to extract structured, "actionable" information from unstructured (dictated) medical documents. Clinical Language Understanding (CLU) technology allows a computer to read and understand electronic free text and extract data for use in countless applications across the healthcare spectrum.  To understand and learn more about CLU technology, HIT Consultant spoke with Carina Edwards, VP, Solutions Marketing at Nuance Healthcare for a deep dive into: CLU
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