Article Archive for June 2014
Government Plans to Build Their Own EHR System
The Department of Defense (DoD) is working towards a modernized electronic health record (EHR) system that likely will carry a price tag of $11 billion. Yes, that was a “b”. Washington Technology brought this interesting news …
A Different Perspective
The old saying that “time flies when you are having fun” may or may not apply, depending on where you fall in the ICD-10 and electronic health record (EHR) transition process and experience spectrum. A recent article in …
Realizing the Benefits of EHRs
Emergency department wait times have improved following the implementation of a new electronic health record (EHR) system for one medical system. The $85 million system is now in operation at five Wichita hospitals and 25 clinics …
The Waiting Game
Another delay, another deadline. So what are you going to do with the extra time? With Congress delaying the date for ICD-10 compliance to no earlier than October 1, 2015 , there is a great opportunity …
Fraud in the 21st Century
Recently, the Senate Appropriations subcommittee voted to increase funding for medical research and a program to fight fraud in public and private health plans. The $605 million increase included double funding for the Health Care Fraud …
Training is the Best Preparation
Many in the healthcare world believe that specialist practices will be the hardest hit in the mandated conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Part of this theory is based on the complex mapping in the new …
Fraudulent Behavior is About More Than Money
A Florida federal court has ordered an oncologist and two cancer treatment centers to pay $89.6 million for alleged Medicare fraud. The final judgment was against defendants Dr. Wasfi A. Makar and American Cancer Treatment Centers …
Findability in Electronic Health Records
While the push is on from the U. S. federal government on down for healthcare providers to make the transition to electronic medical records, promising cost savings, more efficient workflows and better patients outcomes, implementation …
The Total Package
Are electronic health records (EHRs) all that you expected? Do they deliver the benefits and enhancements that you were promised? Has the transformation of health care occurred with the comprehensive medical information that is secure, standardized, and shared …
Bumps in the Road
With the ICD-10 implementation date delayed, providers who were previously unprepared for the transition or had only begun their transition planning have an extra year to address the upcoming changes in an attempt to minimize any …
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