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Survey: Hospitals unprepared for ICD-10
April 24, 2013 |
Erin McCann
The third study published since March has found that healthcare providers are behind the recommended timelines for the ICD-10 conversion.
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4 HIX elements states should consider now
April 22, 2013 |
Will Saunders
State governments have a big job ahead in educating the public during the next several months as marketplaces are established. Many citizens will need hand-holding to understand the best healthcare option for them.
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HHS creates workgroup to focus on patient safety
April 22, 2013 |
Bernie Monegain
New group includes representatives from the FCC, FDA and ONC as well as experts on consumers, payers and providers.
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Bipartisan Policy Center urges payment reform toward patient-centered care
April 19, 2013 |
Tom Sullivan
A new report recommends myriad ways to reform payment, taxes, HIT and other programs essentially en route to more efficient and effective care delivery, with the goal of $560 billion worth of deficit reduction in the coming decade.
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Commentary: When HIPAA and states collide
April 19, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
Associate Editor Anthony Brino explains how a recent Florida ruling demonstrates that state and federal statutes can conflict, even when they share the same goals.
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Both parties oppose Obama's Medicare budget cuts
April 18, 2013 |
Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org

Democrat and Republican Senators alike took aim at President Obama's proposed budget for 2014, and the reductions to Medicare within. One even likened it to Lizzie Borden.
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HIE workgroup offers exchange advancement suggestions
April 17, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
Looking at gaps across the healthcare spectrum that HIE still needs to fill, the ONC Information Exchange Workgroup is suggesting HHS, CMS and ONC look at the policy options they could use to streamline and incentivize information sharing.
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GOP Senators: Health IT policy needs 'reboot'
April 17, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
In a white paper and a letter to the healthcare community, a group of Republican Senators wants to re-examine federal health IT policy, with a greater focus on interoperability and provider financial sustainability.
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Maryland set to expand Medicaid, fund HIX
April 15, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
Legislation expanding Medicaid in Maryland and establishing a funding framework for the state insurance exchange awaits the Governor's signature.
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Medicare in Obama's 2014 budget
April 15, 2013 |
Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org

President Obama's 2014 budget plan includes a number of money-saving changes to Medicare, some of which have triggered concern from patient and provider groups.
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An inside look at how Crystal Run became an ACO
April 12, 2013 |
Gregory Spencer, MD
Gregory Spencer, MD and CMO of the health system explains the steps, leadership, and IT infrastructure it employed on the road to tangible benefits for Crystal Run and its patient populations.
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HHS proposes 2014 budget
April 10, 2013 |
Anthony Brino
Even as the 2013 budget is technically not completed amid the sequester, HHS and President Obama are looking to 2014 to set priorities for health programs, including increased funding for the CDC, NIH, AHRQ and CMS.
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Reasons to develop ICD-10 testing strategies
September 28, 2012 |
Carl Natale
A look at how to circumvent Murphy's Law for ICD-10 preparedness, replete with questions to ask software vendors, 3 success secrets, and the first step toward greater payer-provider collaboration.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
September 28, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Surprising poll findings, Kerry's MITCH and integrated care, proposed mobile office at FDA, HIE disaster planning, Obama and Romney face off in NEJM, and a hole in the ACO model.
3 secrets of success for ICD-10 transition
September 26, 2012 |
Carl Natale
University of Utah Hospital's director of health information Connie Tahora shares three elements that have helped her organization travel "quite a long ways down the path" to ICD-10 implementation.
ICD-101: Don't lose sleep over learning ICD-10 coding
September 17, 2012 |
Carl Natale
It looks like the site MedicalBillingandCoding.org is doing a weekly tip post called "ICD 10 Fridays." There are some nice tips for understanding ICD-10 codes and a quiz question at the end.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
September 7, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
What the DNC and RNC before it reveal about parties' health IT stance, EHR incentives flirt with $7 billion, and balancing HIE with patient privacy.
No surprise: Fact-checkers finding healthcare flaws in DNC speeches
September 6, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Republicans kept fact-checkers busy last week with the RNC and this week Democrats are doing very much the same at the DNC.
One-liner: Health IT in the Democratic platform
September 4, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Not unlike the Republicans official platform, the Democrats address health IT but keep the mention of it brief. Is it enough?
Democratic platform passages about health care
September 4, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
The 2012 Democratic National Platform touts ACA, opposes Republican plans for healthcare.
Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes
August 31, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
This Week in Government Health ... the RNC, meaningful use, ICD-10, ICD-11, and health IT on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Update: What fact-checkers are finding about healthcare at the RNC
August 30, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Not much is new, for one. Which is to say the GOP is twisting some matters decidedly against Obama and PPACA, but Government Health IT readers have heard them before.
Don’t blink: What health IT means to the GOP
August 29, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
The official platform makes brief, but dense, mention of electronic health records and patient privacy.
Medicare, Medicaid first two pieces of GOP platform
August 29, 2012 |
Tom Sullivan
Here's what the official GOP platform says about saving medicare for future generations and strengthening Medicaid in the states.