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At a glance: Stage 2 final rule |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) announced Thursday the final rule for Stage 2 meaningful use, with several adjustments being made to the initial proposals.
Below is a link to a fact sheet from CMS detailing Stage 2 final rule:
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| 5 Keys to Conquering Difficult Meaningful Use Requirements |
It's no surprise many physicians are finding it difficult to qualify for meaningful use incentives. In fact, according to Zubin Emsley, CEO of ChartLogic, the industry shouldn't be fooled by numbers, and needs to realize many physicians have a long way to go before they officially qualify.
"Between January 1st and May 1st of this year, 99,230 physicians had qualified for incentive payments under either Medicare or Medicaid," said Emsley. "Although this is a significant number, it represents less than 13 percent of the estimated 780,000 practicing physicians in the U.S." READ MORE |
ICD-10 delay draws mixed reviews |
Several groups have issued comments regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's announcement that it will delay of ICD-10 implementation until Oct. 1, 2014.
Among them, is the Medical Group Management Association, which expressed concern that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services did not take particular care to prevent physician practices from experiencing "debilitating cash flow disruptions." READ MORE |
| New tools help tackle ICD-10 risk | |
Even as the American Medical Association has made waves with its call to consider a skip straight to ICD-11, health organizations are still doing their darnedest to get up to speed for ICD-10.
Barely a month after it called for a two-year delay in transitioning the ICD-10 code set this past May, the AMA, at its June annual meeting, voted to evaluate ICD-11 as a possible alternative to replace ICD-9 and report back on its findings in 2013.
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Keep ePHI off portable devices to secure data: Report |
Data-breach analysis shows portable electronic devices and other easy-to-carry, easy-to-lose items such as CDs and thumb drives pose a growing risk for breaches of personal health information. One consulting group is advising healthcare organizations to avoid storing PHI on those items.
Portable devices, CDs, backup tapes and even X-ray films "may soon pose the greatest risk to [electronic] PHI because they are more prone to loss and theft," the Florida-based accounting and consulting firm Kaufman Rossin & Co. says in a new white paper. READ MORE |
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Hackers Steal, Encrypt Health Records and Hold Data for Ransom | |
As more patient records go digital, a recent hacker attack on a small medical practice shows the big risks involved with electronic files.
The Surgeons of Lake County, located in the affluent northern Illinois suburb of Libertyville, revealed last month that hackers had burrowed deeply into its computer network, infiltrating a server where e-mails and electronic medical records were stored.
But unlike many other data breaches, the hackers made no attempt to keep their presence a secret. In fact, they all but fired a flare to announce the break-in, taking the extreme step of encrypting their illicit haul and posting a digital ransom note demanding payment for the password.
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