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Los Angeles public health department customizes CRM software
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) is using off-the-shelf customer relationship management (CRM) software to automate a variety of tasks, ranging from ensuring food safety to
CSC consultant: Healthcare reform is driving technology growth
Among the top concerns of health IT professionals attending the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) annual conference in Las Vegas last week were data mining and analysis,
AHIMA to providers: Don't put brakes on ICD-10
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) warned healthcare providers not to slow down their transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set, despite the American Medical
Hospital use of data breach insurance increases as incidents multiply
With all of the health data breaches reported recently, it's not surprising that more and healthcare providers have been purchasing data breach insurance, aka cyber insurance or network security
Civil Rights data access proposal unrealistic, expensive, CHIME says
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has asked the federal Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to reconsider its proposal for requiring that healthcare providers and insurers
Logjam of health IT initiatives could mean delays for HIPAA 5010, ICD-10
Call it Carmageddon: Healthcare Edition. Last week, Los Angeles shut down a portion of its key 405 artery to broaden the highway, forcing many commuters to stay home. Architects of the road widening
Digital certificates would give federal access to private providers
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is seeking input into its deliberations about how to enable healthcare providers and other healthcare entities to obtain digital
AHIP: ACO antitrust rules to drive provider consolidation
The proposed antitrust regulations for accountable care organizations are too relaxed and could lead to increased provider consolidation, which could then drive up healthcare costs, according to
Satisfaction with computed radiography aside, some providers are going digital
Most healthcare providers who use computed radiography feel that their CR systems meet their needs, according to a new KLAS report. However, there is a discernible movement away from computed
AHIP: Don't give providers too much power in ACOs
Insurance plan executives are warning federal officials that accountable care organizations (ACOs) could amass an unhealthy amount of market power for hospitals and doctors and urging the government
