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How the ICD-10 delay could lead to smarter documentation
Provider organizations can make good use of the extra year they've been given to transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic set, Heather Haugen, vice president of research for Xerox subsidiary The Breakaway
'Top 100 hospitals' ahead of peers in health IT
A new report from HIMSS Analytics, the research arm of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), shows that the top 100 hospitals in Reuters' annual survey for 2009 and 2010
Quality improvement: A race with no end
Deb Beaulieu
If you've been reading FiercePracticeManagement for a while, you might have guessed that April 16 was a big day in my household: Marathon Monday. The Boston Marathon, to be
Men, women perceive quality with different measuring sticks
Measuring healthcare in terms of quality is a relatively new concept, one in which even the biggest payer in the country admits is a work in progress. One initial lesson is that the word "quality"
Tiered health plans confuse physicians, patients
As part of the health industry's movement toward greater cost-consciousness, tiered and limited network health plans are on the rise and confusing patients and physicians alike. In Massachusetts,
Hospices, nursing facilities must report quality data or lose Medicare dollars
The days of wine and roses are up for long-term care facilities and hospices. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has insisted those institutions begin gathering and reporting quality
Quality initiatives offer alternative to 'meat-ax' cost-cutting approach
America has arrived at a "now-or-never moment to contain healthcare costs," according to Margaret O'Kane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. "Value is no longer just nice to
Telehealth, m-health advocates call for major reimbursement changes
Dr. Mohit Kaushal, digital healthcare director of the Federal Communications Commission's Omnibus Broadband Initiative, is a big booster of mobile healthcare technologies. (What other government
Push for productivity makes it tough to maintain high-quality care
It's time we integrated time, relationship, trust and understanding back into the healing encounter. This would help us to improve the health of patients and communities (which, as a byproduct, will
Low operating margin helps hospital break even on Medicare patients
At a time when nearly 60 percent of hospitals lose 20 cents on the dollar for every elderly patient, Providence Regional Medical Center breaks even. This, despite its high percentage of Medicare
