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Medical practice gets $75k false claims assessment for botched use of after-hours code
A Connecticut pediatric practice will pay $74,644 to settle False Claims allegations related to patient visits. Pediatric Healthcare Associates, which has offices throughout the state, used a special
'Physician champion' central to health IT implementation success
It's an intuitive conclusion, but one worth reflecting on anyway. Without physician backing for your IT implementation project, it's unlikely to gain popular support, according to various expert
NAHIT name game gives some vendors a headache
In theory, it doesn't make sense to move ahead with major IT initiatives until the industry has at least some clue as to how to define key terms. However, a recent effort by the National Alliance for
ALSO NOTED: Telemedicine system links India, Ethiopia;KY county lets EMTs send patient data wirelessly; and much more...
> Here's an interesting telehealth project; a new pilot has linked hospitals in rural Ethiopia with India's leading cardiac institute.
HHS head encourages payers to demand e-prescribing
It's just a blog--but look who's blogging! In a recent post , HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has suggested that not only
Healthcare IT's digital divide
So, apparently IT investment can have measurable clinical results, according to the latest from the Integrated Healthcare Association. I'd imagine part of this effect isn't directly due to IT use.
Big medical practices want more pay for IT
The American Medical Group Association, which represents large practices like the Cleveland Clinic, wants to see the government help to pay for their growing investments in cutting edge technologies like EMRs. The AMGA is asking CMS to take into account the extent to which it spends on IT and coordinated care by, for example, raising payments per beneficiary or creating new CPT codes taking these measures into account.
But wait--aren't these investments at the core of what these …
Case study: IT use keeps solo doc afloat
Dr. Gordon Moore was unhappy with the high volume of patients he was required to see as a staff physician in a hospital-owned medical practice--30 plus a day, each of whom only got 15 minutes of his time. Unwilling to keep that pace up, in 2001 Moore took out a $15,000 business loan and opened his own one-man practice. He's not alone. While no one has exact statistics, a growing number of doctors are following his model, building tiny but high-tech practices that allow them to work on …
Editor's Corner
I'm delighted to hear that doctors are taking e-care seriously (see below). Like most of you, I've been online for more than ten years, so my attitude is, "Hey, it's about time!"
However, if I were advising a smaller medical practice, I …
SPOTLIGHT: Making EMRs fit your workflow
If EMRs force doctors to make unnecessary moves or click too many times, it undercuts their value a great deal. In fact, given the amount of time they waste, extra clicks can cost hospitals and medical practices meaningful amounts of money, as much as $1,275 per 3.5 FTEs each year in a typical medical practice, writes Dr. Michael McCoy, EVP and chief medical officer of EMR vendor digiChart. If fact, if EMRs continue to be awkward to use, practices and hospitals may have to pay doctors a …
