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When people start shopping around for care, it's time to start listening to patients, HFMA report claims.
Association and hospitals say the user fee is discriminatory, flawed and possibly unconstitutional.
Standard form EHR contracts can be a bit tricky to negotiate, according to Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
In Nov. 2012, Women & Infants reported a data breach after discovering that two backup tapes including unencrypted personal health information on 14,000 people went missing.
A disproportionate number of patients discharged from safety-net hospitals lack access to resources that are needed at that point, such as social support and primary care.
Previously, he served one year as president-elect, four years as speaker and three years as vice speaker of the AAFP's governing body, the Congress of Delegates.
The trend with the most immediate impact will likely be the shift from volume to value.
Of all breaches in 2015, 60 percent were caused by insiders, such as contractors and third-party vendors; two-thirds were fueled by malicious intent.
Diagnosis-related claims represent the biggest chunk of patient allegations, results show.
The two divisions have been named, simply, "Healthcare" and "Solutions."