Ponemon Institute released its Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security, and found data breaches to be a problem that could be costing the healthcare industry $7 billion annually.
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Reworking provider payment incentives could pave the way for consumers to accumulate healthcare cost savings over the next decade, according to a PhysBizTech.
How to report skin lesions can create confusion among coders, according to AAPC.
Vermont officials subpoenaed Accretive Health this summer to see if any of the billing company's interaction with hospital patients might have violated state laws, and found the company had not violated debt collection laws, according to VTDigger.
Payors, clearinghouses and EHR vendors are all crucial to a smooth and timely ICD-10 implementation, but it's the provider's responsibility to make sure the job gets done, according to EHR Intelligence.
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AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a provider of medical billing, practice management and coding services for specialty physicians, hospitals and surgery centers, was named the fourth-fastest growing company in New Jersey by NJ Biz.
A new report from Accenture shows many physicians are being driven out of private practice in part by government meaningful use requirements for electronic health records, according to Healthcare IT News.
About two-thirds of medical providers plan to use third-party firms to help them transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 before the Oct. 1, 2014 implementation deadline, according to Healthcare Finance News.
Medicare Advantage HMO plans may be offering more efficient care than Medicare Part A and Part B plans, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs.
Leaders from AHIMA shared their insights about ICD-10 regulations at the organization's national conference, according to Government Health IT.