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Time is running out for any more health reform benefits to emerge before November -- and the ACA's fate hinges on Election Day's outcome.
Christopher Boone, director of outpatient quality and health IT for the American Heart Association in Dallas, will fill a vacancy on the federal Health Information Technology Policy Committee. Boone will fill one of three committee positions held by advocates for patients or consumers.
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote at HIMSS13 in New Orleans on March 6. HIMSS officials released its list of speakers on Sept. 5, the same day Clinton delivered the keynote at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
A new case study from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) shows how Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's Medical Center has seen benefits from an electronic barcoding system that verifies medication delivery.
The ACA and HITECH, when taken together, can help states break down existing data silos band, in so doing, make it harder for criminals to perpetrate fraud.
The Hawaii Island Beacon Community is focused on improving care for individuals with complex chronic conditions to avoid hospital readmissions, and engaging patients to better understand and get involved in their care. Contributing Editor Mary Mosquera saw first-hand how it works.
Rick Rifenbark, a partner in law firm Foley & Lardner, discusses the most significant changes that the final rule for Stage 2 brings, areas wherein CMS made meaningful use more flexible, and what he was hoping would be there but was not.
Beacon on rugged Big Island connects patients with care coordinators and brings clinicians and community groups together to collaborate.
The new ICD-10 deadline of October 1, 2014 is a mere two years away. That doesn't leave a lot of time for healthcare organizations to meet the mandate, particularly those who have not yet even started the conversion. One expert offers some tips for making smart use of the extra year.
Three questions with Deb Grider, senior manager at Blue & Co. consultancy and an ICD-10 industry veteran, who explains where healthcare organizations need to be today if they are going to comply by the new 2014 deadline.