Oct 15, 2008
US Government website on Health Information Technology efforts
Health Information Technology Health information technology (Health IT) allows comprehensive management of medical information and its secure exchange between health care consumers and providers. Broad use of health IT will: Improve health care quality; Prevent medical errors; Reduce health care costs; Increase administrative efficiencies; Decrease paperwork; and Expand access to affordable care. Interoperable health IT will improve individual patient care, but it will also bring many public health benefits including: Early detection of infectious disease outbreaks around the country; Improved tracking of chronic disease management; and Evaluation of health care based on value enabled by the collection of de-identified price and quality information that can be compared.
Oct 2, 2008
FTC Red Flag Regulations- Nov 2007
This addresses Identity Theft Red Flags and Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
Oct 2, 2008
ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Calls With Question & Answer Session
ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Calls With Question & Answer Session The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a series of national provider calls (see below) that will provide an overview of ICD-10 and how it differs from ICD-9-CM. The presentations will include the major impacts providers should consider when planning to update any systems with ICD-10 codes. Issues such as differences in code length, alpha-numeric characters, and increased details captured by the codes will be explained. For the provider, payer, vendor, and publishing community, this overview will help them think about future reporting, system updates, and training, considering that ICD-10 may be implemented in the future. The presenters will include members of the Cooperating Parties for ICD-9-CM, a formal coalition that has been working together on ICD-10 issues. The role of each will be explained, along with a similar role they will play should ICD-10 be implemented. The Cooperating Parties include CMS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and American Hospital Association (AHA). A PowerPoint slide presentation has been posted on the ICD-10 Web Page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10 for you to download prior to the conference call so that you can follow along with the presentation. Conference Call Details: Separate conference calls have been scheduled for each provider type. The same information will be presented at each conference call. Participants may select one of the times listed below to attend a conference call. Select the appropriate link below, according to your provider type, to register for a conference call. Provider Type and Date and Time of Conference Call: Hospital Staff October 14, 2008 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT To register go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/downloads/ICD10_hospital.pdf. Other Part A and Part B Providers November 12, 2008 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST Registration information for this conference call will be forthcoming. Physicians November 17, 2008 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST Registration information for this conference call will be forthcoming. For those who are unable to attend, a transcript will be posted on the ICD-10 Web Page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10 shortly after the conference call.