05/23/2012
The Medical Group Management Association has offered input on CMS' planned implementation of Health Plan Identifiers, while the Federation of American Hospitals has raised concerns about a proposal on National Provider Identifiers. FierceHealthIT, Health Data Management.
05/22/2012
The American College of Physicians called for HHS to use its proposed ICD-10 compliance delay to consider transitioning to different coding standards. The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange recommended against having staggered ICD-10 compliance dates. CMIO.
05/22/2012
The Oregon Health Authority has contracted with Harris Healthcare Solutions to launch a statewide health information exchange. Officials say the data exchange will improve communication, reduce duplicate orders and support meaningful use requirements. CMIO et al.
05/18/2012
The Federation of American Hospitals said the proposed delay to the ICD-10 compliance deadline is appropriate. The Medical Group Management Association-American College of Medical Practice Executives also offered input on the delay. Modern Healthcare, Modern Physician.
05/17/2012
In a letter to CMS, the American Hospital Association voiced its support for the proposed one-year delay to the ICD-10 compliance deadline. AHA said organizations should use the extra time to conduct "extensive testing" of the coding system. Becker's Hospital Review, AHA News.
05/16/2012
In a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the Texas Medical Association called for the federal government to skip the transition to ICD-10 code sets. Instead, TMA suggested that the U.S. wait to implement ICD-11 code sets or adopt SNOMED-CT standards. Modern Healthcare.
05/14/2012
The American Medical Association recently submitted comments asking CMS to delay the ICD-10 compliance deadline by two years -- to Oct. 1, 2015 -- instead of finalizing the recently proposed one-year delay. AMA said that if stakeholders cannot reach a consensus on ICD-10 during the two-year extension, "then the move to ICD-10 should be postponed indefinitely." Modern Healthcare.
05/11/2012
A new Chilmark Research report notes that the proposed rule for Stage 2 of the meaningful use program and payment changes are driving growth in the health information exchange market. However, challenges to more robust HIE remain. Healthcare IT News, FierceHealthIT.
05/10/2012
The American Health Information Management Association recently announced that it opposes delaying the ICD-10 compliance deadline but that if such a delay is inevitable, it should be limited to one year. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives said HHS' proposed one-year delay is an appropriate "middle ground." Healthcare IT News, Health Data Management.
05/10/2012
Today, CMS issued two final rules designed to ease regulatory burdens on health care providers. One of the rules includes a provision stating that CMS has retired older versions of technical standards for the Medicare electronic prescribing program. Modern Healthcare et al.
04/24/2012
Nearly half of respondents to a KLAS survey say they plan to buy computer-assisted coding software within the next two years to help them transition to ICD-10 code sets. About 21% of surveyed health care providers said they already use such systems. Health Data Management et al.
04/13/2012
ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization recently unveiled the latest version of its adverse event collection and reporting system. Member organizations can submit data manually or import information from their own adverse event reporting systems. CMIO, Healthcare IT News.
04/12/2012
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has launched an effort to support the health care industry's transition to HIPAA 5010 transaction standards. The campaign includes a series of live webcasts and an online system to track implementation issues. Modern Healthcare et al.
04/10/2012
Some groups have praised HHS' proposal to delay the compliance deadline for ICD-10 code sets to Oct. 1, 2014, but the American Health Information Management Association has urged health care organizations to adopt ICD-10 standards as soon as possible. HealthLeaders Media et al.
04/09/2012
Today, HHS released a proposed rule that calls for delaying the ICD-10 compliance deadline by one year, to Oct. 1, 2014. The proposed rule also includes a provision to assign a unique health plan identifier number to all health insurers. The proposal aims to make it easier for health care organizations to use computer systems for administrative functions. Modern Healthcare et al.