At HIMSS11, NCQA presented a session on the NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Standards and its alignment with meaningful use. It also advocates the use of electronic health records in implementing its PCMH model and that it would assist providers in achieving meaningful use. NCQA recently released its 2011 PCMH model as of January 31, 2011.
10 Amazing, Emerging Advances
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Every once in a while we try to provide some information that is interesting, helpful and a little different than our usual fair. I have attached a link to an article provided by nursingschools.net describing amazing emerging advances in medical technology. For the readers who would like more of this type of information, I have added nursing.net…
PA DPW Office of Medical Assistance Programs Medical Assistance Health Information Technology Initiative
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Posted in HIPAA, HIT, and EHR
The Commonwealth has developed a series of webinars, FAQ’s, and other useful information to prepare Pennsylvania health care providers for electronic health record implementation and adoption. It also includes information from the Pennsylvania Regional Extension Center – PA REACH East and PA REACH West.
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Most Wanted Healthcare Fugitives
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The OIG is getting into the reality show venue. It is publishing a " Most Wanted List" for Healthcare fugitives. See below:
Selecting and Implementing EHR for Your Practice
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PA REACH West and East have recently announced that they are, at the present time, offering no-cost assistance to physician practices for participating in their program. Benefits include selecting the EHR solution for your practice (which is certified under the meaningful use program), training your staff on the EHR solution, helping your practice achieve meaningful use…
State of health information technology by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
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National Cancer Institute CaBIG(R) Clinical Information Suite Project
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According to the National Cancer Institute ("NCI"), the caBIG® Clinical Information Suite Project is available to all, free of charge, a series of software specifications and open source software modules for an oncology-extended electronic health record ("EHR") capability through NCI’s Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG®) program.
It is anticipated that this program will benefit health care provider organizations in the field of ambulatory cancer care seeking to acquire or enhance their existing EHR functionality as well as EHR vendors.
Additional benefits include:
- Improved care to cancer patients and clinician efficiency
- Interoperability in, and between, research and care.
For more information, please access the following page:
https://wiki.nci.nih.gov/display/caEHR
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Female ObGyn Loses Pay Discrimination Claim
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Posted in Credentialing and Peer Review
In Leitgen v. Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Inc., 7th Cir. appeals court confirms summary judgment by the district court denying Dr. Leitgen’s claim of discriminatory pay practices.The physicians at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare were paid a salary plus a bonus. The bonus for professional fees for obstetrical delivery services were collected and paid to the participating…
Peer Review Confidentiality Cases Distinguish Peer Review from Risk Management
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Two recent malpractice cases indicate the distinction between ordinary risk management processes and peer review issues. In Johnson v. Detroit Medical Center, a Michigan state court held that a physician’s credentialing file was protected by the confidentiality provisions of Michigan’s Peer Review Confidentiality Statute, and also protected the physician’s operative logs because the doctor/patient privilege…
Final Rule Issued for Health IT Permanent Certification Program
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Certification for Electronic Health Record ("EHR") Software
A final rule was issued by the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ("ONCHIT") to establish the permanent certification program for electronic health records. The permanent certification program requires that organizations must first be accredited to test and certify health information technology; certification bodies authorized by…