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Practices get extra protection under proposed EHR anti-kickback safe harbor
by: Lauren C. Williams Apr 10, 2013
Electronic health records (EHR) systems with interoperable software could be deemed exempt under the anti-kickback statute thanks to HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) latest proposed rule released April 9.
CMS postpones revision of Medicare Advantage rating system
by: Burt Schorr Apr 10, 2013
The Obama administration has retreated from a proposed cut in Medicare payments to Medicare Advantage plans opposed by the insurance industry. It also delayed proposed changes in the quality rating system for awarding bonuses to plans.
Survey: Docs like EHR, but don’t want patients to see too much of them
by: Roy Edroso Mar 12, 2013
Apparently less than a third of U.S. doctors surveyed want their patients to have total access to their health records.
DecisionHealth Daily at HIMSS: Opening key note speaker - snare drums to wake you up
by: Jennifer Searfoss Mar 6, 2013
To kick of HIMSS13 here in NOLA, there did need to be a big of pomp and circumstance. Offered by one of the local charter schools, a young marching band invigorated conference goers at 8 a.m.
NPPs see scope opportunity in health reform law
by: Scott Kraft Mar 1, 2013
There’s been a lot of talk about what health reform will ultimately mean in terms of increased access to health care services because of the individual mandate to purchase health insurance and because barriers to access due to pre-existing conditions have been dropped.
New guidelines say you should at least mention annual CT lung cancer screening to your high risk patients
by: Laura Evans Mar 1, 2013
The American Cancer Society recently revised its lung cancer screening guidelines to recommend that doctors discuss low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung screening exams with their high-risk cancer patients, the society announced on its website.
Are you confident in your patient data security?
by: Scott Kraft Mar 1, 2013
The new HIPAA mega-rule raises the stakes on how you handle patient data, with increased breach notification requirements and a higher standard to prove a patient data breach did not actually cause harm.
 
 
New treatment guidelines for ear infections seek to cut down on overuse of antibiotics
by: Laura Evans Feb 27, 2013
In the first update to its treatment recommendations for acute otitis media since 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that providers take a wait-and-see approach in certain cases instead of immediately prescribing an antibiotic.
Doctors with Palmetto for MAC owe CMS $1.7 million in cancer drug overpayments
by: Lauren C. Williams Feb 27, 2013
Do you bill for Herceptin? Is Palmetto your Medicare administrative contractor (MAC)? If so, you have been getting overpaid – and may have to give that money back to CMS.
Survey: Nearly a quarter of EHR buyers thinking about switch
by: Scott Kraft Feb 21, 2013
About 23% of physician practices with installed EHR systems are so frustrated with the systems that they are thinking about scrapping the decision and starting over, according to a report in Modern Medicine.
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