Healthcare finance executives see strong IT investment in 2018, but a bubble could be growing
KPMG and Leavitt Partners new survey found that health and life sciences organizations intend to invest in analytics and digital […]
Claims Analytics Help Medicare Identify, Prevent Provider Fraud
The use of a claims analytics platform helped Medicare to identify and prevent millions of dollars in provider fraud. “Close […]
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 […]
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 […]