MRO Corp., a provider of disclosure management applications and services for healthcare organizations, announced it is participating with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in an electronic submission of medical documentation (esMD) gateway pilot program. Through this partnership, MRO will work closely with CMS and the ...

Kaiser Permanente has donated its Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) to the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) for U.S. distribution through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) so that all health care providers-large and small-can benefit from the translation-enabling ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) named InfoGard Laboratories Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA, as an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). The addition of InfoGard Laboratories as an ONC-ATCB provides more options for EHR vendors to have their products tested and certified for compliance ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a series of informational calls to provide an overview of the recently released final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology. The temporary rule ...

I just finished reading Traffic--no, not the one about the drug trade; the one about why we drive the way we do. And let me tell ya, I'll never look at my commute the same way again. It's a painstakingly researched book, with the author consulting everyone from LA traffic controllers to entomologists (ants are meticulous movers, after all) ...

While interviewing for my articles on HITECH requirements for medical transcription service providers and independent contractors (ICs), I couldn't help thinking, ''I am so glad I just write about this stuff.'' I never would want to handle the stress of HIPAA compliance and, quite frankly, I wouldn't even know where to start. Encryption? I guess ...

The government's ''Cash for Clunkers'' program was a clever idea--and a pretty successful one to boot. Dealerships swelled with drivers ready to trade in their rag-tag autos for a sleek new ride. Salespeople moved inventory, the environment got some smog relief and buyers got a few Gs of credit. Automakers even joined the trend, offering their own ...