| In the fog of delay: What's next for ICD-10? |
The HHS announced it would delay the Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10 compliance date for certain healthcare entities. When most people hear about a "delay," schools calling in short postponement of the school day due to fog or snow come to mind. However, instead of two hours of extra sleep, hospitals, physicians and other providers do not know when school - or the ICD-10 timeline - is scheduled to resume, and this has created some tension within the healthcare industry.
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CMS Further Extends HIPAA 5010 Deadline |
Facing pressure from healthcare provider advocacy groups, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will push back enforcement of Accredited Standards Committee X12 version 5010 electronic transaction standards for an additional three months, until June 30. CMS said it would apply "enforcement discretion" on 5010 and the related National Council for Prescription Drug Programs version D.0 for pharmacy claims through midyear to allow more compliance with the standards.
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| First look at the next stage of meaningful use |
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Earning bonuses and avoiding payment cuts during stage 2 of the multibillion-dollar federal electronic medical record incentive program would require using technology that meets tougher quality objectives and that helps coordinate patient care, according to a proposed rule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published draft regulations detailing what physicians' EMR systems will be expected to achieve by the next stage of the program, which for some practices will take effect as early as 2014.
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E-Health Records Don't Deter Testing, Spending |
Electronic health records have long been touted by Democrats and Republicans alike as a sure-fire way to lower health spending. When doctors have easy electronic access to a patient's records, advocates argue, they are less likely to order the duplicative and unnecessary tests that drive up the cost of health care in America. But that assertion is not necessarily proving to be true.
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Legal risks of going paperless |
Across the country, the move from paper to electronically stored health data is growing. Studies are mixed about how EMRs will impact liability for physicians and staff. Whatever the future holds for EMRs, it's important that liability risks are reduced during system implementation, legal experts say.
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| 5 best practices for HIPAA security |
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The risk of protected health information being breached has grown dramatically within the past few years. To combat the threat, the HIPAA Security Rule was created to provide organizations with administrative, physical, and technical guidelines to safeguard their electronic PHI. Mahmood Sher-Jan, vice president of product management at ID Experts, shares the five best practices for HIPAA security.
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