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Top 5 ICD-10 pitfalls

 Rene Letourneau December 05, 2011
Expert panel weighs in with the five aspects of the new coding system most likely to cause problems during the conversion.
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It's About the Information - Not the Technology

 H. Stephen Lieber June 03, 2011
On Thursday (June 2), I joined other speakers at the IBM Healthcare Leadership Exchange, Transforming Healthcare, held at the Chicago IBM Transformation Center. My keynote presentation focused on “Healthcare in the US.”
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Healthcare far more costly in U.S. than other developed nations

 Chris Anderson March 28, 2013
A new report from the International Federation of Health Plans found the greatest cost differences between the U.S. and other countries apply to hospital stays and surgical procedures.
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AHRQ spotlights global HIT progress

 Bernie Monegain March 15, 2013
New report delves into the achievement of Partners in Health around the world, including Haiti, Malawi, and Peru.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan September 15, 2011
This Week in Government Health IT: National HIT Week, ACOs, ICD-10, what 9/11 taught healthcare professionals, and the future of NwHIN.
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CGI awarded US$89.4M contract to deliver system and software engineering to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command

 Industry News Release January 17, 2012
The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), Fires Software Engineering Division (FSED), has awarded CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), a US$89.4 million contract to provide system and software engineering support services. The contract has a one-year base with one, one-year option period.
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Report quantifies EHR benefits for Canadian docs

 Anthony Brino April 23, 2013
While only a bit more than half of Canadian primary care doctors have adopted EHRs so far, the benefits since adoption started growing in 2006 are estimated at close to $1.3 billion, from reduced administration and duplicate testing.
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Update: What fact-checkers are finding about healthcare at the RNC

 Tom Sullivan August 30, 2012
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.
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ONC holds contest for apps to fight cancer among minority women

 Mary Mosquera August 28, 2012
ONC seeks mobile phone application that delivers information directly to minority and medically underserved women at high risk of cancer.
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International project doubles genomic variation catalog in cloud database

 Anthony Brino November 01, 2012
The 1,000 Genomes Project has produced an integrated haplotype map based on 1,092 individuals from across the globe, highlighting parts of the genome often associated with disease susceptibility, drug response and reaction to environmental factors. The open source databases are hoped to expand clinical innovation.
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TEDMED 2012 Conference begins tomorrow; Will launch great challenges program

 Industry News Release April 09, 2012
TEDMED, www.TEDMED.com, the annual multi-disciplinary gathering where leaders from all sectors of society come together to explore the promise of technology and potential of human achievement in health and medicine, begins tomorrow at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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State of Vermont selects CGI’s public sector budgeting solution to modernize statewide budget operations

 Industry News Release December 21, 2011
CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced that the State of Vermont’s Office of Budget and Management selected, through a competitive evaluation process, CGI’s public sector performance budgeting solution to replace its aging budget system and integrate with the State’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform.
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CGI awarded five-year, US$20.16 million contract renewal with the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command

Alan Joch October 19, 2011
The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Global Combat Support Systems—Marine Corps (GCSS-MC) Logistics Information Systems Office (LIS) has awarded CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) a contract renewal worth US$20.16 million over a five year period to provide post-deployment software support for the Storage Retrieval Automated Tracking Integrated System (STRATIS).
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Finding common ground on global healthcare

Steve Rohleder June 01, 2010
It is striking how much people around the world have in common when it comes to healthcare delivery. They share, for example, a perception that their governments should be doing more to make healthcare accessible to the most vulnerable and that their governments do not engage them enough when it comes to setting priorities for healthcare spending.
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Seal of approval

 Brian August 14, 2006
Government and commercial organizations are mounting programs to certify health IT products. But can they really spur adoption of the complex technologies?
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CIA-backed investment stirs health privacy fears

 Bob Brewin August 14, 2006
In-Q-Tel's involvement in Initiate Systems opens privacy controversy that the venture firm dismisses.
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Some in Canada longing for ONC-esque policies, researcher says

 Anthony Brino August 28, 2012
Canadian officials find the country's policy implementation lacks direction at the federal level, which has resulted in differing levels of HIE and EHR success among the various provinces.
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CGI announces leadership adjustments in its U.S. operations

 Industry News Release September 26, 2011
CGI Group Inc., (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology (IT) and business process services announces the appointment of George Schindler, currently President, CGI Federal, to President U.S. Operations, effective Oct. 1, 2011 and Donna Ryan to President, CGI Federal, subject to the approval of the Defense Security Service (DSS). In addition, Donna Morea, current President of CGI’s U.S. and India operations is retiring after a successful 31-year career with the company.
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QuadraMed announces 5-year deal with DeVry University to enhance medical coding education

 Industry News Release October 18, 2011
QuadraMed(R) Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care, today announced a five-year agreement with DeVry University to incorporate its Quantim(R) suite of Health Information Management (HIM) Coding, Compliance and Record Management solutions into the school's health sciences curriculum.
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CMS selects CGI to develop and implement comparison tool for health consumers

Industry News Release November 22, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), a US$8.9 million two-year contract to develop and implement the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight’s (CCIIO) Rate and Benefits Information System (RBIS).
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