HIPAA and Protecting Patient Information
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has many physicians nervous…
How to Extend a CAP Checklist for Increased Research Capabilities
Synoptic reporting offers benefits that reach beyond simple accuracy and compliance with…
How Synoptic Reporting Supports Patient Outcomes Analysis
One of the biggest benefits of moving from narrative (text) pathology reporting…
OIG Looking at Mis-Coding of E and M Claims
A recently released study from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of…
Are Electronic Medical Records Really Causing a Crisis?
When someone dies of a treatable illness, fingers start pointing. When someone…
Health IT and Digital Health Jobs, Qualifications, and Certification Benefits
I’ve written a number of articles and a few video interviews on job…
Utilization Review vs. Utilization Management
Utilization Review versus Utilization Management? Although the two terms are often used…
Ebola: Are We Relying on EHR to Tell the Story?
Ebola — this word has its own hashtag, millions of tweets, hundreds…
How to Secure Data in Healthcare
Recent headlines of data security breaches at large corporations and system bugs…
Challenges of Stage 2 Meaningful Use Require More Allies
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