OCR: 5 ways to fight internal health data breaches
Healthcare organizations can protect themselves from internal healthcare data breaches. “Healthcare organizations are a prime target for internal breaches caused by former […]
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 technologies. “More […]
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 to a […]
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 Payment Program […]
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 payment for […]
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 health IT […]
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 hazards to […]
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 encounters, the […]
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 an industry […]
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 and the […]