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Will ICD-10 testing exchanges swoop in to save the day? Author Name Jennifer Bresnick      The ICD-10 transition has all the makings of a big-budget summer popcorn flick: the brooding uncertainty of change, a looming disaster that will require superhuman strength to overcome, and the hope of a hero flying out of the blue to saveRead more

Turning ailments into the right computer code is more important than you think By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer The last time you went to the doctor, were you suffering from “I-20.1”? Maybe “M-48.4”? Hopefully, it wasn’t “A-20.0.” This may seem a silly way to talk about chest pain, a stress fracture or bubonic plague, butRead more

Carle among more than 5,000 healthcare facilities Completing Patient Records with Integrated OnBase/Epic Solutions Healthcare organizations improve patient care and streamline processes across the care continuum with Hyland Software’s OnBase PR Newswire CLEVELAND, Sept. 9, 2013 CLEVELAND, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Healthcare IT leaders from around the world will meet at the Epic Users’ Group Meeting (UGM)Read more

US Labor Bureau Estimates: Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase by 21 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. The demand for health services is expected to increase as the population ages. An aging population will need more medical tests, treatments, and procedures. This will alsoRead more

  Delaware center noted for helping providers become ‘meaningful users’ By Joseph Conn  The Delaware Regional Extension Center is batting better than a thousand. It is the first of the 62 health information technology extension centers funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to meet its target of helping 1,000 healthcare providers acrossRead more

Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad…. It’s Necessary In Health IT Consulting by Jeff Urban In 1977, Meat Loaf coined the phrase “Two out of three ain’t bad,” and the phrase has become a household saying, though many may have forgotten its origins. Although the singer was talking about a misguided relationship, the words holdRead more

Emerging Fields of Employment – September 04, 2013 Occupation Spotlight: Medical Coding & Billing Positions Future Potential: 21% Growth – US Department of Labor estimates ————————————————————- The Medical Technicians field is expanding rapidly.   There are three primary reasons for this.   1. An increasingly aging population. 2. Quantity of treatments being preformed by medicalRead more

HILLIARD, OH | September 9, 2013 By:  Bernie Monegain Ohio’s CliniSync Health Information Exchange today announced the signing of 25-bed Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz as well as 91-bed Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, bringing the number of Ohio hospitals in the CliniSync statewide health information exchange to 101.   CliniSync makes it possible for hospitals, physicians,Read more

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