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GAO: Physicians, hospitals struggle to achieve EHR interoperability
Physicians and health care organizations are struggling to achieve interoperability, the exchange of data between their electronic health records...
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Hospital care unaffected by quality payments, GAO finds
Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated...
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Hospital care unaffected by quality payments, GAO finds
Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated...
Hitting a Nerve
Dear insurance companies: Stop sending me unnecessary reminder letters
Hitting a Nerve
Dear insurance companies: Stop sending me unnecessary reminder letters
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Charging patients for electronic health records: advice for providers
A draft of proposals by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology aims to help providers determine how much to...
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Poll finds overwhelming support for Medicare coverage of end-of-life talks
In a survey of 1,202 adults by the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 80% supported coverage by the government or insurers for planning discussions...
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Physicians face telemedicine payment challenges
While insurance coverage for telemedicine is growing, experts say getting paid remains one of the largest challenges.
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CMS to test new Part D medication therapy management model
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Billing audits: The bane of a small practice
In a small solo practice, dealing with a billing audit means that someone has to let phones go to voicemail, dictations get delayed, and other...
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NIH funds research on adolescent substance use and the brain
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 13 grants to research institutions in the United States to study the effects of adolescent substance...