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As the country gears up for the presidential election, the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) has proposed language for inclusion in the Democratic and Republican National Committee party platforms to support the transformation of healthcare in America through information technology.
Further solidifying a bridge between public and private health, Sarasota County Medical Society becomes latest to join the Florida Health Data Network health information exchange.
Since the Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act, there has been barrage of conflicting reports on what it means for Medicaid. Here's a look at the immediate impact on states.
Former GOP Senate majority leader Bill Frist explains how state health insurance exchanges are "federalist ideal of states as laboratories for democracy."
Robert Rowley, former CMIO of Practice Fusion, analyzes meaningful use data and finds the sheer number of EHR vendors unsustainable. That's one among the reasons the market is ripe for mergers and acquisitions activity.
Bob Belfort, partner in the healthcare practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, discusses the difficulties hospitals and public health departments face in deciding when to notify patients about a data breach.
Todd Rogow does double duty for health information technology in Maine. As director of IT for HealthInfoNet, Maine’s statewide health information exchange, he provides the technology expertise and leadership for health data exchange across the state, and he also serves as director of Maine’s regional extension center (REC), which is tasked with bringing physicians on board with electronic health records.
The U.S. labor market may be soft, but health IT is booming, with many hospitals locked in pitched competition to hire skilled technology professionals. One recruiter has laid out a battle plan for finding – and keeping – good employees.
Like any good narrative, the story of revenue cycle management starts at the beginning. For a hospital or health system, that means the patient intake process.
The Department of Labor estimates a 30 percent increase in healthcare hiring between now and 2014 – totaling as many as 4.7 million new jobs. It also predicts the need for some 50,000 workers in health IT to meet the demands of meaningful use, ICD-10 and more. But finding qualified workers isn't always easy.