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People with Medicare have More high quality choices

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MedPAC moves toward backing geographic pay reductions

American Medical News - Gov't - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 08:32

The advisory board wants to end $500 million in annual Medicare spending used to prevent pay cuts to physicians deemed to practice in low-cost areas.

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Report Calls for CMS To Improve its Response to Data Breaches

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:00

A report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General calls for CMS to improve its processes for notifying Medicare beneficiaries about data breaches. The report also notes that contractors are not effectively using a CMS database that contains information on Medicare beneficiaries and providers who have been affected by identity theft. Health Data Management, Modern Healthcare.

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Health IT Business News Roundup for the Week of October 12, 2012

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:00

ICF International has received a three-year, $45 million task order to continue providing certain data management services to NIH. Teladoc has partnered with Blue Shield of California to provide telehealth services to members of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

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ONC Develops Database To Find Volunteers for Health IT Work Groups

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:00

Individuals who are interested in serving on a federal health IT work group can use a new online database to enter information about themselves and their top areas of expertise. The database was created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. Government Health IT.

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Lack of Decision Support Hindering Comparative Effectiveness Research

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:00

A Health Affairs study finds that a lack of decision support tools and other factors are hindering comparative effectiveness research from changing clinical practices. The study notes that clinicians often face challenges related to decision support tools. Modern Healthcare et al.

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New Center Standardizes Vocabulary Sets for Meaningful Use Stage 2

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:00

The National Library of Medicine worked in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and CMS to launch the Value Set Authority Center, which standardizes the vocabulary value sets for meaningful use Stage 2 quality measures. InformationWeek.

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ASA Presents the Perioperative Surgical Home™ Model of Care to Special White House Roundtable on Health Care Delivery

ASA News - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 07:41

ASA Presents the Perioperative Surgical Home™ Model of Care to Special White House Roundtable on Health Care Delivery

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Bioethics Panel Urges Stronger Privacy Rules for Genomic Data

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 03:00

A report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues calls for federal and state governments to adopt consistent regulations to protect the privacy and security of individuals’ genomic data. Amy Gutmann, chair of the commission, said that nearly half of states lack laws protecting individuals from having their DNA sequenced without their consent. USA Today et al.

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Mobile Health Use To Increase, but Barriers Remain, Report Says

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 03:00

A report from Frost & Sullivan predicts that the use of mobile health tools will increase over the next few years but that barriers, such as security concerns, remain. The report offers several recommendations for boosting mobile health adoption. InformationWeek.

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Allscripts Protests After Losing Bid for Health IT Project in NYC Hospitals

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 03:00

Allscripts has filed a complaint with the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation for awarding a $303 million contract to Epic Systems for a major health IT project. Allscripts said its proposal would have cost less than Epic’s contract. New York Times, Modern Healthcare.

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GlaxoSmithKline To Open Access to Clinical Trial Data for Research

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 03:00

GlaxoSmithKline plans to make much of its drug data from clinical trials available to researchers starting in 2013. An expert panel will review information requests from scientists, and then GSK will make the relevant data available on a secure website. Reuters, New York Times.

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ASA - News - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 00:00

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ASA - News - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 00:00

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ASA - News - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 11:55

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ATTENTION: CDC Hosting Conference Call for Clinicians on Information and Guidance About Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Today at 2PM EST

ASA News - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 10:53

ATTENTION CDC Hosting Conference Call Multistate Meningitis Outbreak Today at 2PM EST

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Doctors: Open Talks Can Prevent Child Injuries

Texas Medical Association - Hot Topics - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 10:42

Whether talking with parents about baby-proofing their homes or discussing bicycle helmet use with young patients, physicians must be able to talk candidly to their patients about child safety injury prevention, say TMA physicians.

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Study Links Use of EHR Systems With Higher Care Quality Scores

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 03:00

A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds that doctors who use electronic health record systems achieve higher care quality scores for certain conditions than doctors using paper records. For example, nearly 66% of physician EHR users met care quality measures for chlamydia screening, compared with 53% of physicians using paper records. Healthcare IT News et al.

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Social Security Database Restrictions Hindering Medical Research Efforts

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 03:00

The Social Security Administration recently decided to restrict access to certain information in its database of death records because of concerns about identity theft. Researchers say that the agency’s policy shift is negatively affecting medical studies. New York Times.

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Advisory Committees Seek Input on Patient Identity Verification

Making Sense of Meaningful Use - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 03:00

The Health IT Policy and Standards committees are seeking input about how federal officials could help facilitate patient identity verification. Work groups of the committees plan to hold a Web hearing on the issue Oct. 29. Health Data Management, ONC’s “Health IT Buzz.”

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