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Does $750,000 sound right?
The financial penalties for healthcare data breaches seem to be...
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Realism: The Other Side of Obama’s Data Plan healthdatamanagement.com
President Obama s directive to made federal data more accessible and...
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New frontier for wireless monitoring--is anyone using MBAN yet? healthdatamanagement.com
The Federal Communications System has adopted rules to allocate...
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Dave
Misaligned reimbursement incentives logically designed to do one thing - get as big a bill out as fast as possible...not improved, ...
I know of no industry where technology is as despised as it is in health care. It’s a statement that it took government money to incentivize healthcare providers to finally do what virtually every other industry has done — apply IT to streamline processes. “Established technology is being given a [...]
Josean
Massachusetts Senators are debating a wide-ranging bill aimed at driving down health care costs in the state by $150 billion over the next 15 years.
Christopher
Were we wrong to think this would lower costs and improve outcomes?
An op-ed from Jim Traficant, Harris Healthcare, in Forbes.
As we continue to build a better healthcare system for the 21st century (and, yes, lower costs), our attitudes toward treatment must evolve as well.
Dave
Castlight Health's massive funding round
With Castlight's latest funding, I think people are starting to realize that there will be an entirely new categories of software that ...
Castlight Health announced today it raised $100 million in a Series D round, bringing the total amount raised to $181 million since its inception in 2008. New investors include T. Rowe Price, Redmile Group, two of the country’s biggest mutual funds (unnamed), as well as previous investors. “This is a [...]
Dave
NY Times features some startups connecting patients and families
NY Times features some startups connecting patients and families into the care process (disclosure: mine is one of them). Too bad they ...
Some entrepreneurial doctors and patients have come up with Web sites and mobile apps to ease monitoring of a person’s vital signs and even make appointments.
Anissa
Should CMS STOP, GO or SLOW DOWN regarding the transition to ICD-10
CMS further extends HIPPA 5010 deadline. ZirMed extends deadline to share your thoughts directly with CMS regarding ICD-10.
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Should CMS Stop, Go, or Slow Down Regarding the Transition to ICD-10? startstopicd10.com
On February 14th, acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said the agency will consider extending the timeline for ICD-10 implementation. I want to work together to ensure that we implement ICD-10 in a way that [meets its]...
Greg
Privacy and Security: Are We Looking in the Wrong Direction? healthdatamanagement.com
... If I found out my medical chart was breached, I d feel somewhat violated that someone knew I was being treated for, say, irritable bowel syndrome or had to get some ear wax removed. It would be a feeling akin to my neighbor...
Jeremy
Greg
- Too hard to provide patient data access
- My vendors not ready for Stage 2 rigors
- This rule is WAY too long
- Not done with Stage 1 yet
- Can't get off this EHR crazy train! « your vote
Lizzy
Video: Finding Fraud Rings Through Relationship Analytics – A... inside-bigdata.com
03.26.2012 In this video, Bill Fox and Charles Kaminsky from LexisNexis present: Finding Fraud Rings Through Relationship Analytics: A Health Care Case Study Using HPCC Systems. Recorded at the Structure: Data conference on...
Lizzy
Report: Significant Food Stamp, Medicaid Fraud Possible - News Archive Story - WMUR New Hampshire wmur.com
CONCORD, N.H. -- A new report shows a number of people collecting entitlement benefits in New Hampshire may actually be living out of state. Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Anissa
FREE - Reimbursement Solutions Webinar
In this session you will learn how ZirMed will help manage your entire claims and reimbursement cycle. This session will showcase the ...
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4/5/2012 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST In this session you will learn how ZirMed will help manage your entire claims and reimbursement cycle. This session will showcase the robust capabilities of ZirMed reimbursement solutions,...
Jennifer
CNBC INVESTIGATIONS INC. TAKES VIEWERS TO THE FRONT LINES OF THE ESCALATING FIGHT AGAINST HEALTH CARE FRAUD A CNBC Investigations Inc. One-Hour Documentary Reported By CNBC Senior Correspondent Scott...
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HIPAA Compliant Data Centers onlinetech.com
This white paper explores the impact of HITECH and HIPAA on data centers. It includes a description of a HIPAA compliant data center IT architecture, contractual requirements, benefits and risks of data center outsourcing, and vendor selection criteria.
Anissa
Dave
Forbes: Health Systems Spending Billions to Prepare for the "Last Battle"
Providers should leave some dry powder to address the gaps left by systems developed for a reimbursement model that is a 180 from the ...
Forbes cover story reports on the billionaires at Cerner and Epic created by the HITECH Act. This was the $19 billion portion of the stimulus bill that is providing billions of subsidies for the adoption of [...]
Dave
As unlikely as a street vendor igniting Middle Eastern revolutions, IBM is igniting another revolution.
A year ago, the Arab Spring rocked the world. Stateside, a less visible revolution is underway. The revolution could be called the Primary Care Spring. As social media played a role in the Arab Spring, there is a large group of primary care physicians who have rallied around the #FMRevolution [...]
Dave
Community Hospital Joins Wave of New Strategic Venture Funds to Drive Disruptive Innovation
Interesting to see the different ways health orgs are tapping innovators to reinvent themselves.
TechCrunch | Community Hospital Joins Wave of New Strategic Venture Funds to Drive Disruptive Innovation techcrunch.com
This first part of a two-part series on strategic investors in healthcare focuses on the expansion of the venture business beyond traditional venture and large strategic investors. In the second part, I will outline the...
Greg
Reminder: May 8 Web Seminar, "Unleash the Power of Analytics" healthdatamanagement.com
Free event features speakers from Hayes Management and Sentara Healthcare.
