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ED Alert Cuts Non-Emergency Visits In Half
2/6/2014
Indiana HIE has success using real-time alerts in the emergency department, reduced non-emergency visits by 53 percent By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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CMS Taken To Task By OIG For EHR Fraud Failings
2/5/2014
OIG report underscores CMS deficiencies in preventing EHR fraud, failures costing healthcare as much $250 billion each year By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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HIPAA Breach Exposes 42,000 In Wisconsin
2/5/2014
Unity Health Plans reveals breach of health care records, affects some 42,000 individuals Christine Kern, contributing writer
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CMS Reports MU Participation, Success Rates
2/5/2014
CMS has updated its Meaningful Use data and found strong participation and hopeful success rates By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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ACO Experiment Nets Uneven Results For Providers
2/4/2014
CMS data shows over 50 percent of organizations joining ACO initiatives did not reduce health spending targets in initial year Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Republicans Offer Alternative Health Plan
2/3/2014
Republican Senators propose repealing the ACA and offer alternative to save money By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Follow-Up Visits Using Evidence-Based Guidelines Could Save Billions
2/3/2014
Study finds scheduling follow-up visits may be habitual; using evidence-based guidelines would save money, provide better access to care By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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The Future Of Public Health Insurance Exchanges
2/3/2014
Black Book anticipates as few as 10 existing public Health Insurance Exchanges will survive to see 2017 Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Modest Decline In Uninsured Rate As ACA Kicks In
1/30/2014
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index records 1.2 percentage point drop in uninsured rates for American adults in January By Christine Kern, Contributing writer
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AHA Taking “Two-Midnight Rule” To Court
1/27/2014
Following failure of bipartisan House Legislation to delay the “Two-Midnight” Rule, AHA now challenging it in court By Christine Kern, Contributing writer