Do HIT Workers Need A College Degree?

Health IT departments have a great need for skilled employees. With meaningful use, predictive analytics, ICD-10, quality goals and more, most managers say they could use more staff. But that…

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ICD-10 Experts Call For More Testing

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistic (NCVHS) subcommittee heard some testimony last week on the state of delayed ICD-10 implementation. Holly Louie, chair of the ICD-10 CM Committee of…

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Who Was Behind The ICD-10 Delay

WHO WAS BEHIND ICD-10 DELAY? All indicators point to House Speaker John Boehner’s office as the source of statutory language that delayed the move to the complex ICD-10 coding system…

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CMS Considering Alternatives To ‘Two-Midnight’ Rule

Faced with withering criticism, CMS officials are asking for ideas on how to design a new payment system for treating Medicare patients who need only a day or so in…

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