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ICD-10 Costs for Practices Estimated
David Stone, Government Health IT, May 02, 2011
The Medical Group Management Association reported from a recent Nachimson Advisors Study that the average cost of moving to ICD-10 based on practice sizes were $83,000 for small practices, $285,000 for medium practices, and $2.7M for large practices. Practices need to consider these significant issues and potential concerns outlined in the article, along with ways to alleviate several operational and budgetary issues… Read More
Electronic Medical Records: What Your Data Can Tell You
Pamela Lewis Dolan, Amednews, May 2, 201
One of the perceived advantages of electronic medical records is that physicians will have a wealth of information that can help them gain greater insight about patients. Data analysis will help your practice achieve meaningful use, qualify as part of an accountable care organization, and identify at-risk patients or inefficient business practices. But even a practice that isn’t participating in these programs can use analytics to get a solid, fact-based snapshot of how it is performing… Read More
AHRQ Study: Many Physicians Find eRx Systems Cumbersome
HIMSS News, May 6, 2011
New research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) finds that “e-prescribing systems can provide physicians access to important patient information, such as drugs prescribed by physicians in other practices and formulary information that can help reduce insured patients’ drug costs, but many physicians are reluctant to use these features… Read More
Embracing Health IT Increases Doctor-Patient Face Time
Pamela Lewis Dolan, Amednews, May 2, 2011
Physicians probably have felt pressure from patients to offer more options for electronic communication by email, text messaging, social media or chat rooms. What doctors may not know is what patients hope to get from that communication or what technology patients prefer… Read More
Medicare Criticized For $4 Million Drug Overpayment
Charles Fiegl, Amednews, May 5, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services overpaid for dozens of drugs in 2009 by an estimated $4.4 million, the Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in an April report… Read More
AMA Releases New Edition of E-Prescribing Guide
Pamela Lewis Dolan, Amednews, May 5, 2011
The American Medical Association and four partner organizations in late April issued an updated version of “A Clinician’s Guide to Electronic Prescribing.” The organizations said the guide reflects changes in the health care environment… Read More
10 Proven Ways for Surgery Centers to Improve Workflow Processes
Leigh Page, Becker’s ASC Review, April 27, 2011
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” That well known saying applies well to workflow processes at ambulatory surgery centers, says Jeff Blankinship, CEO of Surgical Notes in Dallas. Rather than clinging to old practices, Mr. Blankinship says ASCs need to find new ways of doing things more efficiently and effectively. Here he cites 10 proven ways for ASCs to improve workflow processes… Read More
50 Things to Know About the Proposed ACO Regulations
Scott Becker, JD, CPA, R. Brent Rawlings, JD, Barton Walker, JD, and Lindsey Dunn, Becker’s ASC Review, April 04, 2011
This article briefly outlines 50 things to know about the Medicare Shared Savings Program proposed rule — which established Medicare accountable care organizations — released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 31… Read More
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