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Comment on Meaningful Use
March 10, 2010 10:06 AM by Lisa Algeo
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally released the long-awaited proposed definition of meaningful use as it applies to electronic health records (EHRs), it opened up a 60-day public comment period. In the spirit of "full" disclosure, Read More...
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Happy Birthday, HITECH!
February 17, 2010 9:26 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Yes, readers of the HIM world, it was 1 year ago today that President Obama took that fateful pen to paper and signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), paving the way for electronic health records (EHRs) and all the perks and headaches Read More...
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Not Exactly a Ringing Endorsement for EHRs
May 7, 2009 12:31 PM by Lynn Jusinski
An emergency department (ED) in a facility in Western Sydney, Australia, banned the use of its EHR, going back to paper and pen, after struggling with downtime on the system. While a North South Wales (NSW) opposition health spokeswoman claimed that government Read More...
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AAPC Pleased With ICD-10 Implementation Date
January 16, 2009 2:39 PM by Lynn Jusinski
The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) scored a victory yesterday when it was announced that ICD-10 implementation would be pushed back from 2011 to 2013. AAPC took an opposing view to that of the American Health Information Management Association, Read More...
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ICD-10 Final Rule Issued; Implementation Slated for 2013
January 15, 2009 12:22 PM by Lynn Jusinski
The eagerly awaited Final Rules for adoption of ICD-10 will be published in the next few days, and the implementation date has been bumped from 2011 to 2013. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) released a brief statement today Read More...
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