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By Bernie Monegain | 11:32 am | December 11, 2012
The American Telemedicine Association is working with three minority legislative caucuses to educate lawmakers and introduce model legislation for telehealth and mobile health in statehouses around the country.
By Anthony Brino | 09:08 am | December 11, 2012
Laurance Stuntz, the director of the Massachusetts eHealth Institute, says the HIE is going to be one important part of the Commonwealth's cost-containment efforts.
By Healthcare IT News | 02:51 pm | December 07, 2012
Bernie Monegain sits down with Lygeia Ricciardi from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to discuss patient engagement and how technology is important in appealing to consumers at the mHealth Summit 2012.
By Erin McCann | 09:41 am | December 05, 2012
A new report by KLAS ranks Deloitte and The Advisory Board Co. among the top consultants for the coding transition.
By Michael F. Arrigo | 09:08 am | December 04, 2012
No World Borders managing partner Michael Arrigo reflects on the AHIMA National Convention, drilling down into the realities of ICD-10-centric regulations facing the healthcare industry.
By Diana Manos | 11:31 am | November 30, 2012
A report issued Nov. 29 by the Office of the Inspector General calling for more oversight of the meaningful use program has been mostly well-received by stakeholders. Doctors, however, are concerned about the burden of pre-payment audits.
By Diana Manos | 10:35 am | November 29, 2012
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn't going to make things any easier.
By Frank Irving | 09:29 am | November 29, 2012
PhysBizTech Editor Frank Irving discusses the benefits and challenges of cloud computing for small physician practices with CDW's Jon Karl.
By Diana Manos | 11:24 am | November 28, 2012
Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association said during a panel discussion that the corner telehealth was expected to turn "has come and gone," and the next year will some "very important people joining the telehealth bandwagon."
By Kaiser Health News | 09:41 am | November 28, 2012
More than 100 hospitals that were graded "C" in the first report moved up to an "A" in the second, while others received an "F."