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> Electronic health record systems are causing major disruptions for employees at Partners HealthCare facilities, the Boston Globe reports. Article
> Looking back at last fall's ICD-10 implementation, Jim Daley, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's past chairman and ICD-10 co-chair, outlines in a HIMSS blog post what lessons the industry must take away from the code switch, and how to apply them to future efforts. Post
> The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the list of entities that are qualified for the Physician Quality Reporting System Registry for the 2016 program year. Registry
Health Provider News
> The federal government has taken a firm stand against discrimination, issuing a final rule that promotes health equity and takes aim at longstanding disparities within healthcare. The rule, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights, implements the Affordable Care Act's discrimination prohibition, banning hospitals that receive federal funds from discriminating against transgender people, those with limited English skills and the disabled. Article
Practice Management News
> The country's opioid epidemic has started far too often from a prescription pad and physicians must play a lead role in reversing the crisis, says Steven J. Stack, M.D., president of the American Medical Association, in an open letter to doctors. Article
And Finally... A hero's catch. Article