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Quality Payment Program needs more technical assistance, oversight, OIG finds

A new report by HHS’ Office of Inspector General gives CMS points for making significant efforts to implement the Quality […]

More billing codes, demonstrations help bridge physician payment gap

In the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS said it is working incrementally to “identify gaps in appropriate coding and […]

Health systems’ IT priorities for 2018: Cybersecurity technologies, patient-generated data

Many major health systems plan to invest in improved cybersecurity technologies next year. “Cybersecurity improvements are top of mind for […]

10 top health technology hazards for 2018

With 2017 coming to a close, it is time to look ahead to 2018 and the top 10 health technology […]

All but 2 states pay for live video Medicaid encounters

Healthcare Dive Brief “Medicaid programs in 48 states and the District of Columbia reimburse for some form of live video […]

Career advice from women leaders proves health IT isn’t a boys’ club anymore

Women in Health IT: Some of the industry’s top women leaders share lessons learned that have helped them succeed in […]

HXG Cybersecurity Series: Multi-Factor Authentication

The Everlasting Issue of Breaches and How We Avoid Them We recently discussed how security breaches affect the healthcare system […]

Building the Healthcare System of the Future

CMS takes aim at regulatory reforms to ease provider burden

Lack of productivity and increased workload among top complaints from providers surveyed The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is […]

Report shines light on ACO successes, strategies

The report highlights ACOs’ experience by evaluating proficiency across key activities, educating organizations about the importance of key activities and […]

Doctors spend too much time on EHRs? Most patients don’t think so

But only half of consumers think EHRs make healthcare safer, according to a new survey by HealtheLink. Given all the […]

Cloud security and IoT are the new peanut butter and jelly

For enterprises using cloud services with IoT, it’s critical to adhere to as many security practices as possible. Experts weigh […]

Hospital datacenters: Extinct in 5 years?

Cloud Computing: Datacenter of the future “Prominent healthcare executives are predicting a drastic shift from on-premise IT infrastructure into the […]