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America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has selected Deloitte to be a provider of subject matter experience, knowledge and training content related to ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 compliance learning programs for the upcoming year. These regulations involve the coding system that doctors and hospitals use to code diagnoses and procedure information on medical claims and other fundamental health transactions.
Health insurers’ focus on administrative cost reduction has been intensified by the economic recession and Washington’s healthcare reform agenda.
Employer groups and payers are increasingly using online tools to control healthcare costs and improve their employee and member health status.
Care Health Plan is planning to release a second round of healthcare information technology grants in 2010 to position local community clinics to take advantage of HITECH Act funds.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted on the RAC Web sites the first new issues of completed reviews in early August.
A new Web site is designed to help educate physicians on the benefits of a digitally connected medical practice.
U.S Home Health Care, a Chicago-based provider of home healthcare services, has launched a new solution designed to help streamline referral orders and other workflows.
Atlanta Women’s Specialists, an affiliate of Northside Hospital, has provided its patients with online access to a new personal health record.
Three physician groups in Willmar, Minn., are partnering with the Center for Diagnostic Imaging to open a new medical imaging center.
Torrance Hospital Independent Practice Association, a Los Angeles-based IPA, has launched a new online platform for data exchange.