Electronic records

Meaningful Use Vocabulary Toolkit Highlights Code Sets

AHIMA’s revised “Meaningful Use Vocabulary Toolkit” describes the vocabulary standards adopted in the ONC final rules, including vocabularies, code sets, nomenclatures, and terminologies.

May 17, 2013 03:38 pm    |    posted by Anne Zender   |    AHIMAARRAElectronic records
HIM and CAC Work Together to Ensure Data Integrity

Leveraging computer-assisted coding technology may lead to a measurable reduction in the amount of time coders need to code records, according to a recent study conducted by the AHIMA Foundation and the Cleveland Clinic Health System.

Apr 23, 2013 01:28 pm    |    posted by Julie Dooling   |    AHIMAElectronic recordsICD-10/CAC Summit
New Report Lists Top Tech Challenges

Electronic health records (EHRs) and mobile health rank among the top technology challenges facing the healthcare industry C-suite in 2013, according to a recent report from independent non-profit ECRI Institute.

Mar 27, 2013 07:14 am    |    posted by Sarah Sheber   |    Electronic recordsHIM operations
Physicians May Lose Money after Adopting EHRs

Most physicians will lose money in the first five years following electronic health record (EHR) implementation, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.

Mar 22, 2013 05:22 pm    |    posted by Sarah Sheber   |    ARRAElectronic records
HHS Sets Ambitious 2013 Health IT Goals

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a set of ambitious goals for 2013 that involves accelerating the use of health information exchange by providers in order to increase the flow of health information. Read on for a breakdown of the initiatives HHS plans to launch.

Mar 08, 2013 04:36 pm    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    ARRAElectronic recordsHealth information exchange
Ten More Questions for CAC Vendors

This update to a previous web article gives HIM professionals more questions they should ask prospective computer-assisted coding vendors.

Mar 01, 2013 12:01 am    |    posted by Bonnie Cassidy   |    Data qualityElectronic recordsICD-10
EHR Market Share Report Shows Top MU Vendors

Software Advice, an Austin, TX-based online consultancy for software buyers, recently released an electronic health record (EHR) market share report that shows how the electronic medical record marketplace breaks down according to “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program attestations and outpatient physician users.

Software Advice compiled the most recent data available to help the healthcare industry better understand the market. They uncovered the following…

Feb 06, 2013 12:41 pm    |    posted by Brittany Richards   |    ARRAElectronic records
Facility Hit with First Small Breach HIPAA Fine

The Hospice of North Idaho will pay the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a $50,000 fine in the first settlement to take place over a breach of protected health information that affected fewer than 500 individuals.

Jan 11, 2013 04:53 am    |    posted by Sarah Sheber   |    Electronic recordsHIPAAPrivacy and security

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