| Speech recognition linked with errors in half of breast imaging reports |
Breast imaging reports generated using speech recognition were eight times as likely as reports dictated with conventional transcription to contain major errors. The researchers estimated that nearly 25 percent of the reports in the study contained a major error that could have affected understanding of the report or altered patient care.
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Documenting Patient Interaction & Communication |
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Medical practices are constantly searching for efficient ways to document interaction and ensure accurate communication with their patients. Proper documentation not only improves the overall level of patient care, it also provides legal protection for medical practices, healthcare providers and support staff.
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How meaningful use clashes with ICD-10 |
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Star-crossed health IT projects, ICD-10 and meaningful use are inextricably linked. But is one in the way of the other?
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Conducting an Internal Coding Audit |
| Healthcare organizations and physician practices are experiencing continued demands to contain medical costs and improve efficiency. An internal or external coding audit is not one of the more inviting events in the medical practice; however it has proven to be one of the more important ones.
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EHR fraud, abuse a big focus of latest OIG plan |
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announed in its 2012 work plan that it intends to take a much closer look at violations of fraud and abuse in electronic health record use.
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Electronic Health Records Adoption Reaches 75% for Larger Physician Offices |
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A leading provider of healthcare information solutions and research, recently released its updated "Physician Office Usage of Electronic Health Records Software" report, which identified the correlation between office size, number of exam rooms and average daily patient volume with the likelihood of EHR adoption.
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The 6 tips to avoid data breaches |
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According to a Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) tally of data breaches since 2009, about 260 incidents occurred that went on to affect more than 10 million patients. And, it gets worse -- the second largest breach occurred not because of a hacked password but when computer back-up tapes were stolen from the back of a truck.
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| Protect Your Practice From Data Breaches |
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A provider at your practice decides to bring his laptop home, or some patient charts. He leaves them in the car for a quick stop at the grocery store. This isn't a big deal most of the time. But should the physician return to a car that's been broken into, his practice could end up shelling out hundreds of dollars to inform patients that their personal health data has been stolen. Not only could he potentially lose patients, but his practice will face extra scrutiny in the future by federal authorities.
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