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In This Issue
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Featured Article: Analytics
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Wringing out clinical waste across the enterprise is key to accountable care success
What hospitals can do as the industry evolves from fee-for-service to a shared accountability model that penalizes providers for inefficiencies and poor outcomes.
By David A. Burton, M.D., Healthcare Quality Catalyst
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New system for patients to report medical mistakes
The Obama administration wants consumers to report medical mistakes and unsafe practices by doctors, hospitals, pharmacists and others who provide treatment. Hospitals say they are receptive to the idea, despite concerns about malpractice liability and possible financial penalties for poor performance.
Read the NYT article. >
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The next frontier for elite med schools: Primary care
Elite schools have always focused on training specialists and researchers, but with the federal health law’s increased emphasis on primary care, some schools are expanding their missions to include family medicine.
Read the KHN article. >
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Should you upgrade to the iPhone 5?
If you are an iPhone owner who is pondering an upgrade to the new iPhone 5, here are some things to consider.
Read the CNN article. >
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Liking it or not, states prepare for health law
A handful of states whose Republican governors oppose President Obama’s healthcare overhaul are quietly working to have an insurance exchange ready before the deadline next month to create one.
Read the NYT article. >
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Are you ready? AHIMA Convention and Exhibit 2012
The 84th AHIMA Convention & Exhibit in Chicago Oct. 1-3 will draw HIM professionals from all areas of health informatics and information management for a week-long focus on HIM’s global transformation. This one-stop meeting provides a comprehensive overview of current and emerging HIM issues and challenges and promises to be one of the most educationally stimulating and exciting conferences of the year. Pre-convention workshops will be held Sept. 29-30.
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Texas hospital plans 'moonshot' against cancer
The nation's largest cancer center is launching a massive "moonshot" effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago.
Read the AP article. >
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U.S. warns hospitals against Medicare scams, vows to prosecute
There are "troubling indications" some hospitals may be using electronic records to defraud Medicare, the Obama administration said on Monday, promising to prosecute any doctors and hospitals found "gaming the system."
Read the Reuters article. >
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Health plan open season brings rising premiums and more expensive dependent coverage
The fall health insurance open enrollment season is when many people consider changes to their health coverage. This year, premiums will rise, although perhaps not as much as last year, and dependent coverage may be noticeably more expensive than in the past. Comparing plans may be easier, though, thanks to new coverage summaries that group health plans and insurers must provide.
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Hospital to review woman's $83,046 scorpion sting bill
An Arizona hospital that billed a woman $83,046 for scorpion sting treatment said it will adjust her bill and review its price.
Read the USA Today article. >
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14 best fast-food meals for under 500 calories
Do you know what to order when you are looking for fast and healthy?
Read the Today article. >
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Most popular last issue: Mobile Technology
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Your smartphone will (eventually) be hacked
Security experts have warned for years that our smartphones are due for a major cyberattack. Like PCs back in the early days – the 1990s – mobile phones are largely unprotected by antivirus software, and they're a treasure trove of valuable information. So why hasn't the smartphone Armageddon happened yet?
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 Hot Clips: ACOs
Click on the highlighted links below to read the top HMT archival properties concerning Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a topic that is at the forefront of healthcare discussions.
- ACO rule has big implications for IT
- RCM a critical component of accountability models
- Why your lab needs an HIE
- Clinical integration sets the stage for positive change
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