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Federal Institute Recommends Changing How Doctors Are Paid
When it comes to providing health care to seniors, the federal government is not a smart shopper. That’s according to a report by the Institute…
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Bush Order Aims to Pump Up Health IT
President Bush on Aug. 22 issued an executive order directing agencies that administer or support most health insurance programs to implement “interoperable” technology standards when…
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Healthcare VAR Nightmare? Drug System Can Lead to Errors
Computerized systems that reduce certain medication errors increase the risk of others, concludes a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.…
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WebMD Builds Access to Payers with ViPS Buy
WebMD Corp., which eases transactions between health care providers and payers, announced Monday that it plans to expand its empire by acquiring IT consultant and…
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HIPAA Reprieve: Five More Days for Compliance
Medicare providers now have a few more days to file electronic claims that do not contain all the information required by the Health Insurance Portability…
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Most U.S. Hospitals Signing Up to Share Data
Failure to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) makes hospitals and health-care providers quake with fear of delayed payments from Medicare…
