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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 28, 2010
Intelligent use of electronic health records—even those collected from multiple health systems—can alert providers to harmful medical practices. That's how Kaiser Permanente's analysis of 459,000 pediatric health records revealed that young children who received the combo MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccine experienced twice the rate of febrile seizures as did children who received two separate shots—one for measles, mumps, rubella and the other just for varicella.
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By: James Carroll, for HealthLeaders Media, June 25, 2010
It pays to appeal. A recently released CMS report indicates that providers have been winning more appeals since the last update.
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By: Dom Nicastro, for HealthLeaders Media, June 25, 2010
A healthcare lawyer brought forth the latest prediction on when HIPAA-related HITECH regulations will hit the streets—no later than July 8.
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By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Magazine, June 9, 2010
Tech-savvy hospitals are using EMR data to conduct clinical research, improve quality, and inform business decisions.
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By: June 10, 2010
There are a variety of alternatives available to hospitals.
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By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, June 25, 2010
I spent the early part of this week at HFMA's Annual National Institute in Las Vegas. One of the things I like to do at these shows is talk to vendors and their customers about their efforts to improve their organizations.
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