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Proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rules Present Challenges for Practices |
Are providers at your practice using technology to coordinate care with other physicians? Are they focused on improving specific patient outcomes?
In order to meet Stage 2 of CMS' "meaningful use" EHR incentive program - and qualify for the full $44,000 Medicare benefit or $65,000 Medicaid benefit - providers will have to do both. And that's just the beginning of the challenges that await anyone who plans to attest for the second phase of CMS' program, according to healthcare experts. READ MORE |
| Do Today's EHRs Interfere with Critical Thinking? | |
Critical thinking has been considered important since the time of Plato and still attracts considerable attention. Critical thinking is a three-part process that involves: systematically gathering information by various means including observation, experience and reasoning; assessing it's clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, fairness, etc. and then using the information to formulate concepts and as a guide belief and action.
Critical thinking cannot be done it if you don't have the facts. You also can't do it if you don't understand the context and the concepts behind the topic under consideration. Of course the language used must be adequately understood and sufficiently expressive but even then it may be difficult to express some complex thoughts.
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Homeland Security zeroes in on medical device vulnerabilities |
Even as they promise better health and easier care delivery, wireless medical devices (MDs) carry significant security risks. And the situation is only getting trickier as more and more devices come with commercial operating systems that are both Internet-connected and susceptible to attack.
That's according to a bulletin circulated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week, which explains that part of the problem is that the FDA cannot regulate who uses medical devices or how they are used - including, most notably, how they're connected to networks.
Devices include implantable medical devices, external medical devices, portable computers such as iPads, tablets, and smartphones - all of which are creating what DHS referred to as an "expanding attack surface."
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| 7 common myths about data encryption | |
Although data encryption is becoming a valuable resource to protect against breached PHI, according to a new report by WinMagic Data Security, certain myths and misconceptions about it still exists.
"IT professionals, at the enterprise level, frequently turn to encryption for protecting data," read the report. "Although encryption is a proven technology that delivers strong, effective data security, common myths and misconceptions about it persist, even among some people who are generally knowledgeable about computers. All too often, the myths surrounding encryption are based on misunderstanding of the technology or outdated concepts."
The report outlines and debunks seven common myths about data encryption.
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With ICD-10 looming, providers look to computer-assisted coding |
As they prepare to convert to ICD-10, nearly half of providers nationwide are planning to purchase an inpatient computer-assisted coding (CAC) solution within the next two years, according to a new report from KLAS.
HHS has proposed to extend the deadline for compliance by one year, to Oct. 1, 2014, but providers are still anxious about the conversion, according to news reports, and many are also concerned about the anticipated loss of productivity during the transition. |
| How Your Medical Practice Can Avoid ICD-10 Pitfalls |
Like many who oversee their practice's day-to-day operations, Kafi Miller is strapped for time and has a lot of competing projects.
Still, Piedmont Ear, Nose, Throat's business office manager, who oversees operations for the 51-person, Atlanta-based practice, spends at least five hours per week just researching the new ICD-10 code set.
While the deadline to transition is more than two years away - CMS recently proposed a new Oct. 1, 2014, implementation date - Miller knows the transition will be wrought with challenges for all involved.
So over the next year, one of Miller's top priorities is to make sure her staff, in addition to the technology her practice uses, is ready for the change.
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