MARCH 8-9, 2012: Canada – US Healthcare Technology Summit: Improving Care through Innovation
Thursday evening networking 3/8/12 & Educational Seminar Friday 3/9/12 Doubletree Pittsburgh
As total annual U.S. healthcare costs continue to soar, the role of healthcare and technology has taken over discussions in Washington and on Wall Street – and now Pittsburgh. On March…
Lee Kim has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s eHealth Privacy and Security Special Interest Group as a Health Law and Policy Coordinating Committee Liaison and a Web Liaison. A new goal of this special interest group is to foster a collaborative relationship between IT professionals and healthcare attorneys so that each group may…
Tucker Arensberg, PC attorney Lee Kim presented a national webinar on electronic health records. It will be rebroadcast through April 2012. For more information, please access the following link: http://lawreviewcle.com/cle_mcle_credits-2012-01-18-live-webcast-introduction-to-electronic-health-records.html.
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) has published an e-book on electronic health records authored by Tucker Arensberg, PC attorney Lee Kim, Esq. Topics include the definition and purpose of EHR systems, client server and hosted solutions, types of EHR, certified EHR technology, requirements and objectives of "Meaningful Use," Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, HIPAA…
Contributed by: Lee Kim, Esq.
412.594.3915
Thursday evening networking 3/8/12 & Educational Seminar Friday 3/9/12 Doubletree Pittsburgh
The Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo, along with their partner, the Western Pennsylvania HIMSS Chapter, is hosting a Canada – US Healthcare Technology Summit in Pittsburgh, PA.
As total annual U.S. healthcare costs have passed $2 trillion…
Contributed by Lee Kim, Esq.
412.594.3915
A vendor of web-based services to help physicians achieve faster reimbursement from payors, reduce error rates, improve collection rates, improve patient compliance and satisfaction, and more efficiently manage clinical and billing information requested an advisory opinion from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General…
Tucker Arensberg, P.C. attorney Lee Kim will present a CLE on electronic health records via a live video webcast which will be broadcast nationwide on January 18, 2012.
Topics discussed include the following:
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Stage 2 of meaningful use has been delayed until 2014 for Medicare EHR Incentive Program participants. Current participants will have until 2014 to comply with Stage 2 requirements.
For more information:
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hosted a two-day health IT think tank meeting. The first day featured national speakers from Epic Systems, Cerner Corporation, CCHIT, University of Colorado at Denver, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Tucker Arensberg. The…
CMS has released updated guidance on its clinical quality measure specifications for eligible professions in regard to stage 1 of meaningful use.
Link to CQM Guidance:
