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Stage 2 meaningful use to show ’deference’ to panel proposals
The rule that details the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use will "look a lot like" the measures that the...
State HIEs wrangle with thorny ’patient consent’ issue
Oregon and Illinois are two states that will launch their initial health information exchange core services in early...
Debate over autism and vaccines rages on despite researcher’s downfall
For years, experts have known that a 1998 paper linking childhood vaccines to autism was fatally flawed. British...
Moffitt Cancer Center discovers patient consent was falsified for study
The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center on Wednesday revealed that it is investigating whether hundreds of patient signatures...
UnitedHealth, McKesson vie for overhaul-driven $11B tech market
    UnitedHealthGroup, Inc., the biggest U.S. insurer, and McKesson Corp., the largest drug...
Las Vegas panel discusses how best to stem the spread of infection
A Las Vegas Sun investigation found that lethal “superbugs" are infecting thousands of patients in local...
IL doctor records taken offline
Illinois once provided the public with detailed histories of the state's doctors — including whether the...
HP snags $200M Medicare claims contract
Palo Alto, CA-based HP Enterprise Services has been awarded a $200 million contract for Medicare Part B claims...
EHRs can’t measure stage 1 meaningful use
As hospitals gear up to meet Stage 1 of the meaningful use requirements under the federal government's electronic...
Veteran's medical records missing
George Wincapaw thought he was getting some strange requests from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The...

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Webcast: JustCoding Virtual Summit:
Dramatic differences exist between the current ICD-9-CM procedure codes and the new ICD-10-PCS codes. Our expert...
Webcast: JustCoding Virtual Summit:
Coders will need increased knowledge of medical procedures and anatomy due to the clinical specificity under...
Webcast: JustCoding Virtual Summit:
The transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM will involve significant code changes in certain areas. Our expert speaker...
Webcast: JustCoding Virtual Summit:
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Webcast: ICD-10 Listening Library for Inpatient/Outpatient Coder
These six webcasts will provide inpatient and outpatient coders with a working introduction to ICD-10 and the...
Webcast: ICD-10 Summit Listening Library: JustCoding Virtual Summit 2012
Book: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Homecare
Medicare is not concerned with outcomes specific to therapy, nursing, or social work. Since payments are based on the...