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Audit: N.C. Medicaid claims system untested, flawed
By Michael Biesecker / Associated PressAssociated Press | May 23, 2013
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Reform Update: Rhode Island sets sights on healthcare overhaul
By Melanie Evans | May 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Rhode Island policymakers and the state's healthcare industry began to draft plans last month on how best to overhaul payment to hospitals, doctors and other providers and simultaneously improve the health and well-being of its citizens.
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Over half of docs have received EHR incentive payments
By Joseph Conn | May 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Key federal programs to boost electronic health-record system use passed a milestone last month as more than half of physicians and other “eligible professionals” have received incentive payments for attesting to the adoption of a certified EHR system.
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Idaho university to pay $400K for HIPAA violation
By Idaho State Journal (Pocatello, Idaho) | May 22, 2013
Idaho State University has agreed to pay $400,000 to HHS for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Security Rule.
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Healthland acquires EHR developer American HealthTech
By Ashok Selvam | May 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Minneapolis-based Healthland, an information-technology provider focused on rural community and critical-access hospitals, has acquired American HealthTech, a Jackson, Miss.-based software and electronic health-record developer for the post-acute care sector.
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Health IT consulting firm Stoltenberg names Herr VP
By Rachel Landen | May 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Stoltenberg Consulting, a healthcare information technology consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, has named Douglas Herr its VP of Epic practice and client relations.
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Health records safe despite Oklahoma tornado
By Joseph Conn | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
An early report on Monday's tragedy in Oklahoma points to just how far this nation has come in a short time on health information exchange.
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Groups cite gains under EHR incentive programs
By Joseph Conn | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Three healthcare organizations are defending the federal health IT booster programs against calls from GOP senators who want a “reboot.”
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Beth Israel Deaconess CIO Halamka joins Imprivata board
By Rachel Landen | May 21, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Imprivata, a Lexington, Mass.-based provider of healthcare information technology security, has appointed Dr. John Halamka to its board of directors.
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Heart attack app might help diagnose patients before they reach hospitals
By (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal | May 21, 2013
There are apps that turn your smartphone into a metal detector, a musical instrument and a GPS system, and now there's an app that may help doctors save your life if you're having a heart attack.
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