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Who: USAtoday.com What: Peter Anderson, a columnist on USA Today’s website, says that “we can provide better care for our patients and ensure the long-term viability of our industry by embracing the reforms that have been put in place rather than fighting them.” But by only briefly mentioning his landmark legislation, the President missed an […]
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Who: DrBicuspid.com What: Focus Ortho is announcing the launch of its cloud-based practice management system designed specifically for orthodontics practices. It features a streamlined interface to manage orthodontic practices and advanced software design that allows offices to access patient data from a single screen, according to the company. Treatment history, finances, notes, progress data, and […]
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Who: ComputerWorld What: HIPAA establishes national standards to protect people’s electronic protected health information (PHI) and requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and security of electronic PHI. Any organization in the U.S. contemplating moving a function involving PHI to the cloud needs to thoroughly understand HIPAA and comply with it. […]
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Who: Virtual-Strategy Magazine What: Medical practice billing software vendor MediMatrix sent out a press release reminding mobile radiology companies to immediately check with their Medicare carriers on their rate schedules. Since Medicare doesn’t announce news of rate changes, it’s the providers’ responsibility to get that information either by calling the carrier directly or visiting its […]
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Who: govhealthit.com What: Electronic health records (EHRs) have to be usable and useful by physicians and integrate with hospitals’ or practices’ other systems to benefit providers or else the money spent on them is just wasted. Before EHRs were widely adopted, there wasn’t a demand for usability, according to David Blumenthal, MD, former national health […]
