Technology

The rapidly approaching shift from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is a massive system overhaul that many have underestimated.

Heterogenity is a huge hurdle for healthcare organizations that hope to capitalize on the wealth of data they possess.

Proactive fraud detection programs should identify bogus claims before the money is paid out

Don't get caught up in the technology and devices; focus on the workflow and end user

Secondary use of electronic data from claims and clinical sources will drive savings

Physicians have historically been lacking in collecting on bad debt, and now the cost of tracking it down might not be worth it

State of the Industry survey results

Data mining and predictive modeling can get us over the electronic data hump until EMRs reach critical mass

State of the Industry survey results

A systematic evaluation is needed to evaluate eICUs effect on quality and costs.

IBM study says paperwork could deter people from making regular wellness visits.

Remote monitoring services allow Medicaid population access to high-quality care.

With plenty of potential information to be communicated among health professionals, pharmacists shouldn't be left out. For many, the pharmacist is the face of healthcare.

Activity and progress increase on the exchange of health information electronically between physicians, hospitals, plans and patients, while cost savings have been identified.

Smaller companies might offer innovation with a lower price tag, but they might not be able to achieve proper certification for incentives

Providers would like access to patient data beyond their own EMRs from retail clinics.

New federal health IT leaders need to focus more on personal health records, says one expert.

FTC's August 1 enforcement of Red Flags rules to reduce identity theft requires healthcare providers to have written policies on how they will respond to the "red flags" of identity theft.

University of South Florida and Allscripts push paper-free prescribing while touting the availability of stimulus funding for e-health.

Wal-Mart's EHR package offered to physicians may require more than just its marketing presence.

The incentives and penalties for adopting EMRs might not help the small physician practices

A new released by the Cooperative Exchange (CE) sheds new light on claims transactions, revealing just how big a footprint EDI has

The CVS privacy settlement sends a clear message to executives that paper privacy and data security are insufficient.

Payers have vast amounts of data that could be used in so many ways, if only HIPAA would allow it

Your competitive edge can come from digitizing and automating labor-intensive processes to gain efficiencies

Payer initiatives will encourage consumers to make educated choices, especially since prices can vary so dramatically.

Lack of interoperability opens Medicaid programs to fraud and waste, but registry hubs can be a solution to help streamline IT systems.

Your retiring employees are taking their knowledge and experience with them. Transition them out while ramping up a new work force.

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners makes its first investment in a identity and data management software vendor. The venture fund was created to finance technologies that will improve health informatics, health wellness and disease management means, back-office tools and transparency processes.

The ability of health information exchanges to sustain themselves is questionable, so they must show that their data is worthy enough to outweigh the costs.