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As they prepare to convert to ICD-10, nearly half of providers nationwide are planning to purchase an inpatient computer-assisted coding (CAC) solution within the next two years, according to a new report from KLAS.
ICD-10 and electronic health records are most frequently considered separate projects, undertaken by separate teams -- but perhaps they ought not be. Heather Haugen, vice president of research at the Breakaway Group explains.
According to a new Commonwealth Fund study, one in four working-age U.S. adults experienced a gap in health insurance coverage during 2011, in many cases because they lost or changed jobs.
Midmark, a developer of digital diagnostic devices for ambulatory care, is touting its new at-home sleep testing device as an important tool in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Officials say it can also reduce costs by as much as 70 percent.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and Consumer Reports announced a patient education collaboration on April 19 at Internal Medicine 2012 in New Orleans.
HHS settles with an Arizona physicians' practice for $100,000 over their failure to adequately protect patient health records.
The outlook for the global pharmaceutical industry remains negative as any potential revenue over the next 12-18 months is likely to be offset by losses from the upcoming expirations of major patents -- known as the patent cliff -- according to a new industry report by Moody's Investors Service.
While legislators and judges in Washington D.C. work to either eviscerate or preserve the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, two men in Maryland -- one a serial entrepreneur and the other a physician and respected public health official -- work diligently to create a new model for healthcare delivery and insurance, a self-described "audacious attempt to create systemic change."
Thirty-three healthcare facilities in six states won recognition Wednesday from the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association for cutting their energy consumption by more than 10 percent.
Wendy Whittington, MD, chief medical officer at Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, supports the adoption of health IT.