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AMA wants two-year delay of ICD-10
The American Medical Association wants the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the deadline for ICD-10 "at a minimum" to Oct. 1, 2015, according to a letter sent to...
CHIME: Providers should be in 'lockstep' for ICD-10
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' proposed year-long delay of the ICD-10 deadline reaches an acceptable middle ground between those pushing for a delay and those wanting to stand
AMA: Proposed rule discourages doc participation in EHR program
The proposed requirements for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use are too inflexible and difficult to attain, discouraging physician participation in the incentive program rather than encouraging it, according
Health IT groups want more alignment in MU Stage 2
The rule implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use needs to be more consistent with other reporting and quality requirements, according to several major stakeholders in the health IT provider industry.
AHA: Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements 'not feasible' for most hospitals
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), two of the biggest guns in the health IT industry, have formally expressed significant
ICD-10: Doc groups want process change, not just extension
The healthcare industry had a mixed response to this week's proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay the deadline for ICD-10 implementation from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1,
HIMSS 2012: Speaker calls on hospital CIOs to be managers of change
Hospital CIOs must be both bearers of hope and shepherds of change in order to find success in guiding their organizations, business consultant Ken Blanchard, Ph.D., co-founder of The Ken Blanchard
CIO Drexel DeFord: ICD-10 'could put us out of business if we don't get it right'
If there are leaders at your organization who still don't "get" the importance of converting to the ICD-10 coding system, Seattle Children's Hospital & Research Institute CIO Drexel DeFord sums
Don't let vague CMS promises slow your ICD-10 momentum
Just as the conversion to ICD-10 seemed to be gaining some much-needed momentum , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services steps in and gives healthcare organizations an excuse to lose focus.
Shape the discussion at our HIMSS breakfast: ICD-10 readiness for CIOs
FierceHealthIT has put together an impressive lineup of hospital and health system CIOs and IT leaders who are way ahead of the curve when it comes to ICD-10 implementation--and we'd like you to be
