Joseph Goedert | May 23
New mobile services and integration achievements are among recent announcements from health information technology vendors:
Joseph Goedert | May 22
Expansion of the national provider identifier under a proposed rule published in April would be problematic, according to the Federation of American Hospitals.
Joseph Goedert | May 21
Atlanta-based Iconic Data has introduced a mobile application enabling physicians doing hospital rounds to submit patient diagnosis and billing information to their home office.
Joseph Goedert | May 18
Implementation of a national health plan identifier under the Affordable Care Act, while a worthwhile effort, is not a slam-dunk process, the Medical Group Management Association contends.
Joseph Goedert | May 15
Gateway EDI, a veteran national claims clearinghouse, has acquired NHXS, a revenue cycle management software vendor serving physician practices. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Gary Baldwin | May 15
Two presenters at the Health 2.0 conference in Boston assert that, unlike the managed care payment models of the past, accountable care organizations have a much better chance of success.
Joseph Goedert | May 14
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, in a comment letter, expresses support for the government’s decision to delay ICD-10 implementation to October 2014.
Joseph Goedert | May 07
Revenue cycle management vendor Emdeon Inc. has acquired TC3 Health Inc., a vendor of cost containment and payment integrity software.
Joseph Goedert | May 04
The American Medical Association reminds physicians that they must report generation of at least 10 electronic prescriptions by June 30 to avoid reimbursement penalties under Medicare’s e-prescribing program.
Joseph Goedert | May 01
The American Medical Association is supporting a state rule that encourages electronic processing of workers’ compensation claims.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 30
A survey of 24,000 physicians finds widespread skepticism about accountable care organizations and certain other components of health care reform.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 25
Health information technology vendors have recently announced new initiatives including acquisitions, discounted purchasing opportunities and customer wins
Joseph Goedert | Apr 24
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a final rule tightening requirements for providers and suppliers to use a national provider identifier.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 23
Thomson Reuters will sell its health care business line to an affiliate of Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash.
Joseph Goedert | Apr 13
A new blog posting in Health Affairs congratulates the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its progress in launching accountable care organizations, and then examines the challenges that face the agency and its ACOs.
