CMS Sponsored ICD-10 Teleconferences
Is your office preparing for a smooth transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2013? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call on “ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians.”
Four More States Live on Medicaid Meaningful Use
Arizona, Connecticut, Rhode Island and West Virginia have joined 17 other states in going live with their Medicaid electronic health records meaningful use incentive programs.
Meaningful Use Incentives Driving EMR Adoption, but Many Hospitals Still Expect to Use Paper Records
One year after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) set criteria for the meaningful use of electronic health records, 70 percent of hospitals expect to claim federal subsidies for meeting stage one requirements. Yet 78 percent expect to continue to treat patients using paper records for up to five more years.
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Delay Would Only Affect Certain Providers
Providers who were prepared for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs’ meaningful use stage 1 might have a brief reprieve from implementing meaningful use stage 2 if the rules are finalized with a proposed delay — but that doesn’t mean anyone has time to stop and smell the roses.
AMDIS: CMS Probed on Bulk Registrations for Meaningful Use
IT leaders at AMDIS’ 20th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium pushed Medicare representatives to improve the registration, attestation and incentive approval process that is currently prolonging meaningful use applications, and perhaps preventing some eligible professionals of engaging with the process.
‘Most Wired’ Hospitals for 2011 Named
The nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals are making progress towards greater health information technology adoption, especially in terms of computerized physician order entry, according to Hospitals & Health Networks’ 2011 Most Wired Survey results.
Nephrology Nurses Week to Spotlight Nurses’ Life-Saving Work
The American Nephrology Nurses’ Association will celebrate Nephrology Nurses Week Sept. 11-17, 2011. Special events honoring nurses will be held in facilities around the country.
HPV Infection Highly Prevalent Among Organ Transplant Recipients, Study Reveals
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals an association between the human papillomavirus (betaPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant recipients.
In Kidney Patients, a Large Waist Can Double the Risk of Dying
A study led by a Loyola University Health System researcher found that the larger a kidney patient’s waist circumference, the greater the chance the patient would die during the course of the study.
AHA Survey: Drug Shortages Delay Patient Treatment
More than 99% of hospitals reported a drug shortage in the past six months and nearly half experienced 21 or more shortages, according to an AHA survey released today. As a result, patient treatment is suffering.
Plant-Based Diets May Need to Be Reconsidered
Historically, vegetarian diets or diets heavy in legumes have met some resistance in the United States for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This paradigm may be changing.
LDL Lowering Does Not Slow Renal Disease Progression
Lowering low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe is good for the arteries, but it does not do anything for the kidneys. Those are the results of the Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP), announced at XLVIII European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association Congress.
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