The care and feeding of your inbound referral pipeline
February 22, 2012
In physician marketing, direct referrals into the practice often represent a large and significant segment of new business development, which, regrettably, is often a neglected part of the doctor marketing plan. Here are seven guiding principles to keep a referral pipeline flowing. MORE
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Business

NQF leader calls for measures and incentives at every layer of healthcare system
February 22, 2012
What's the key to effecting logarithmic change across healthcare? The use of standardized performance measures – for which health information technology is essential, according to Janet Corrigan, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum. MORE

Technology

Integrating CDS into meaningful use initiatives
February 20, 2012
During the day-long Performance Measurement and CDS Symposium on Feb. 20 at HIMSS12, attendees from eligible hospitals and provider practices learned that the integration of clinical decision support at the point of care captures quality measures that will be essential for reporting to demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health record systems. MORE

Patient care

FDA announces efforts to stop cancer drug shortages
February 22, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration announced the steps it is taking to end the shortage of two important cancer drugs. MORE

Compliance

CMS analyzes progress in EHR incentive programs
February 22, 2012
Although unable on Feb. 21 to give HIMSS 12 attendees an update on release of a new proposed rule for meaningful use Stage 2, representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services supplied a thorough and fast-paced summary of the EHR Incentive Programs for Stage 1. MORE

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Top 5 Procedure Codes by Frequency for 2011

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First phase of e-consent project completed
Feb 21, 2012 | Jeff Rowe
One sticking point when it comes to building HIE’s is patient consent. For example, it matters whether a system is patient opt-in... MORE
Time to call ACOs Parsimonious Care Organizations?
Feb 17, 2012 | David Williams
A statement from the new edition of the American College of Physicians' Ethics Manual initiates a forthright discussion of... MORE
The ICD-10 Timeline: It's up for revision not destruction
Feb 16, 2012 | Carl Natale
Don't cancel your next ICD-10 steering committee meeting. I know that acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (... MORE

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