Article Archive for January 2016
Protecting the Data and the People
Reports of medical fraud continue every day. As the crackdown continues on finding these providers who are billing for services not provided and even sometimes patients who don’t exist, another alleged offender has been caught …
Fighting Fraud at Home
Another case of Medicare fraud came across our news feed again. I wish I could say it was a rare event. This time it is Kindred Healthcare out of Louisville, Kentucky. CFO brought this news …
The Details in the Codes
The move from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding classification system increased the number of codes by five times. Because of this we know the specificity has increased as diagnostic codes are chosen. However, in nearly every …
EHR Specialist Position Available
We are always excited to share news with our readers about career opportunities stemming from digitization, coding, healthcare information sciences, and the like. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it …
Maintaining Quality
In an unexpected turn of events, one particular provider has filed suit against three specialists claiming they wrongfully accessed patient records in order to lure them away from one practice to their own. This interesting information came …
Addressing EHRs Future
Sens. Bill Cassidy and Sheldon Whitehouse have tackled usability and information exchange in a new way. The 7-page bill titled the Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology (TRUST IT) Act, would create …
Portable Health
Smartphones and tablets have long been the dominate portable technology, but things are slowly changing. Wearables, i.e. Fitbit, Apple Watch, etc. are moving up. In fact, in the third quarter of 2015, Fitbit narrowly stole …
More Incentives
Government initiatives and mandates, such as Meaningful Use and ICD-10, have brought additional challenges to healthcare providers these past few years. Each speciality claims to have it harder than others and the most recent is …
Targeting the Margins
Florida has long been targeted as a popular locale for Medicare fraud, supposedly due to the age demographics in the region. However recently cases of Medicare fraud are on the rise in Chicago. WBEZ brought this …
A Key Role
A technology-embracing prescription service superstar, Surescripts, is making sizable investments into the world of electronic health records (EHRs). The Washington Business Journal brought this news to our attention in their article, “Surescripts makes major move into …
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