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CMS Rule Targets Medicare Fraud As GAO Says More Could Be Done

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Even as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final rule Tuesday, April 24th aimed at preventing Medicare fraud and saving taxpayers nearly $1.6 billion over 10 years, the GAO came out with a report urging CMS … Continue reading

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EHR Implementation – Sieze The Opportunity

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In this article: 5 ways to avoid harming patients with health IT, the contributor does an effective job of offering five ways poor healthcare IT implementation could harm patients. One of the opinions expressed in this article is: healthcare IT … Continue reading

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GAO Urges CMS To Tighten Meaningful Use Verification

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There is room for improving how the government measures whether hospitals and physicians have met the requirements for meaningful use of EHRs to prevent improper payments, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO made four recommendations to CMS … Continue reading

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CHIME Position: More Preparation is Needed for Stage 2

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CHIME, which represents 1,400 healthcare CIOs across the country, is asking the government for more preparation time to demonstrate Stage 2 meaningful use, hoping to make sure the reporting is just so. With the May 7 deadline looming for submitting … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Says: ‘Keep our eyes on the prize’

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The changes taking place in U.S. healthcare as a result of rapid healthcare IT adoption leave the nation’s health IT chief  Farzad Mostashari optimistic – especially about improving quality, he told the audience at a meeting of the National Quality … Continue reading

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Environmental Intelligence Releases April 2012 Newsletter

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Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its April 2012 EI Connections Newsletter.  Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Click Here to view: April 2012 EI Connections Newsletter Want to automatically receive our monthly newsletter?  Click on this link to … Continue reading

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Best Practices for PHI Data Security and Selecting the Right Cloud Computing Provider

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In recent months, cloud computing is a topic that is getting a lot of attention especially when applying the technology in healthcare.  Cloud computing is becoming more attractive to medical organizations predominately due to the benefits that the technology offers … Continue reading

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Latest HIPAA Violation Affects Phoenix Based Practice

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On April 19, 2012 the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported that a Phoenix based cardiology practice has agreed to pay HHS a $100,000 settlement for violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. What is alarming about this … Continue reading

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CMS: 5 Ways ACA Will Save Medicare $200 Billion

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A new report indicates that the Affordable Care Act will save Medicare more than $200 billion through 2016, announced the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monday. According to the report from CMS’ Office of the Actuary, the ACA achieves … Continue reading

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CMS Update: EHR Incentive Payments Tally $4.5B To Date

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The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record program has paid $4.5 billion to 76,612 physicians and hospitals in incentive payments through March 2012. Of that amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services paid out $339.9 million for Medicare eligible … Continue reading

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