A report from KLAS found healthcare providers' health information management plans might be challenged by ICD-10 and other regulatory requirements, according to Healthcare Finance News.
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The former owners of a Boston-based medical billing company have been fined for throwing out medical records, according to WGGB.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth has acquired Northern Valley Anesthesiology, a provider of services to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and five ambulatory surgery centers in New Jersey.
For the second consecutive year, the Medical Group Management Association has ranked Asheville Anesthesia Associates for its "superior performance," according to Mountain Xpress.
This article was written by Jeff Blankinship, CEO and president of Surgical Notes.
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Donald Berwick, MD, former head of CMS and mind behind healthcare reform's "triple aim," is mulling a 2014 run for governor of Massachusetts, according to a Boston Globe report.
James Andrews, MD, performed knee surgery on Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, according to a Fox Sports report.
Katie Vadasdi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists, recently led educational demonstrations and talks at the ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education in Greenwich, Conn., to high school girls.
Policymakers may improve the rate of hospitals publicly reporting quality data and the outcomes of reporting by heeding four lessons from the Leapfrog Group's efforts, according to a study in Health Affairs.
Fourteen infectious disease quality measures and a measure related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been endorsed by the National Quality Forum.