HHS Announces One-Year Delay for ICD-10
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Aug. 24 a rule finalizing a one-year proposed delay – from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014 – in the compliance date for use of ICD-10 codes.
CMS Considered 4 Options for the ICD-10 Deadline
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gathered public comment on the proposed rule to delay ICD-10 compliance, it considered four options. In the end, CMS chose a one-year delay as the best compromise to cause the least disruption
HIPAA and Meaningful Use: Joined at the Hip
One of the most significant aspects of the two final rules released last week defining and setting the standards for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use is how intertwined they are with HIPAA’s privacy and security requirements.
EHR Adoption Grows As Docs Bid For Incentives
Three-quarters of docs report using EHRs in latest Medscape survey, but loss of productivity remains an issue for many.
Men Have a Greater Lifetime Risk for Kidney Failure: Study
Researchers from the University of Calgary found that about 1 in 93 men and 1 in 133 women will develop kidney failure if they live to 80.
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