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A Top Five for ICD-10
May 24, 2011 8:08 AM by Mike Bederka
Editor's note: This guest blog is written by Mark Morsch, vice president, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and software engineering at A-Life Medical . He has published several papers on NLP clinical abstraction, text mining and computer-assisted coding. Read More...
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Top Posts From The Politics of Health Care
May 2, 2011 1:31 PM by Frank Irving
Special thanks to Frank Irving for his excellent coverage over the last year with his blog The Politics of Health Care . He is moving on to other projects, so we wanted to share with readers some his most popular posts from the past few months. --Mike Read More...
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CMS Proposed Rule Updates Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for Hospitals in Fiscal 2012
April 20, 2011 12:35 PM by Frank Irving
Ties annual update amount to participation in Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, and supports efforts to lower costs. On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies Read More...
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Fundraising Outlook Improves for Hospitals
April 11, 2011 11:23 AM by Frank Irving
Vast majority of AHP survey respondents reported negative effects on their programs in 2010, but fewer fundraisers had to trim their budgets. Following two years of recessionary losses and cutbacks, health care fundraising bounced back in relative terms Read More...
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Agency Report Reveals Need to Increase Access to Medical Homes
March 25, 2011 4:14 PM by Frank Irving
HRSA says model represents fundamental change in provision, coordination and management of care. According to a report released March 18 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 57 percent of children in the United States have access Read More...
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Expanded Care Settings Impacted by New CMS Rule
February 7, 2011 10:07 AM by Frank Irving
Under current rules, only beneficiaries admitted to hospitals as inpatients must be notified about how to report quality-of-care issues. On Feb. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would require most Medicare-participating Read More...
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IT Investments Will Follow ARRA Incentive Awards, According to Study
November 29, 2010 11:16 AM by Frank Irving
Beacon Partners reports on preparedness for meaningful use incentive payments. A study released Nov. 19 by management consulting firm Beacon Partners examines health care organizations' preparations to obtain incentive funding from the American Recovery Read More...
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Mercer Survey Says Employers Not Likely to Drop Health Plans After 2014
November 17, 2010 8:29 AM by Frank Irving
But rules that will increase the number of plan members could hit employers with generous plans the hardest. While employers are encouraged to offer coverage under the new health care reform rules, they can choose not to and (starting in 2014) pay a penalty Read More...
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Public Workshop on ACOs to be Held Oct. 5
September 27, 2010 10:15 AM by Frank Irving
Listening session, hosted by FTC, CMS and OIG, is open to all. Guest commentary from Peter Rich, partner in the health advisory practice group of global law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP Physicians, physician associations, hospitals, health systems Read More...
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Part 3: OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
August 13, 2010 9:31 AM by Frank Irving
Significant revisions to the Privacy Rule and Enforcement Rule. Guest commentary from Daniel F. Gottlieb, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jerry Tichner, Jeanna Palmer Gunville, Sarah S. Nelson, Edward G. Zacharias and Stephen W. Bernstein, Read More...
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Part 2: OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
August 12, 2010 9:39 AM by Frank Irving
Restrictions and requirements for use of protected health information. Guest commentary from Daniel F. Gottlieb, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jerry Tichner, Jeanna Palmer Gunville, Sarah S. Nelson, Edward G. Zacharias and Stephen W. Bernstein, Read More...
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OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
August 11, 2010 7:26 AM by Frank Irving
New standards imposed on business associates and their partners. Guest commentary from Daniel F. Gottlieb, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Jerry Tichner, Jeanna Palmer Gunville, Sarah S. Nelson, Edward G. Zacharias and Stephen W. Bernstein, Read More...
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Policy Expert Shares Views on Health Reform
August 9, 2010 10:53 AM by Frank Irving
Interview with Paul Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions On Aug. 3, Politics of Health Care Editor Frank Irving conducted a phone interview with health economist and policy expert Paul Keckley, PhD, executive director Read More...
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