HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10: The Road to Compliance
[ Source: Patni Computer Systems Limited ]
September 2009-
Healthcare payers and providers are facing two major compliance initiatives over the next couple of years: conversion from the HIPAA 4010 electronic transaction set to the 5010 set and conversion from ICD-9 codesets to ICD-10. These initiatives will impact nearly every core process, system and interface across the industry, and industry costs are expected to be in the billions of dollars. Although compared by pundits with the Y2K initiative, the twin HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 conversion initiatives ...
Four EHR Change Management Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
[ Source: HP/Intel® ]
June 2012-
Careful planning and effective change management can help keep missteps – and the stress and costs that come with them – to a minimum when implementing electronic health records (EHR).
This report presents strategies for avoiding common problems as you select technology, choose your implementation team, assign responsibilities and lay out the logistics.
Sponsored by HP and Intel®
Medicare or Medicaid: Getting on the right path to Federal EHR incentives
[ Source: HP/Intel® ]
June 2012-
In 2011, the US government began paying out more than $36 billion in incentives to qualifying healthcare providers who implement or upgrade electronic health record (EHR) systems. There's still time to register for the program, but before you do, you must decide whether to participate as a Medicare or Medicaid provider.
Each track has different incentive opportunities, eligibility criteria, qualifying requirements and program deadlines. If you are uncertain which is the right choice for your ...
HP's prescription for next-generation data center networks
[ Source: HP/Intel® ]
November 2011-
HP's extensive, modular data center product portfolio drives simplicity through streamlined network designs and centralized management; enhancing agility with high performance, security, and accelerated provisioning; and saving money with energy efficiency and low total cost of ownership.
In this paper, we'll lay out the challenges healthcare organizations are facing and how HP is the right partner to help solve them.
Real-time Location Systems (RTLS) In Healthcare: Wi-Not Wi-Fi?
[ Source: Awarepoint Corporation ]
August 2009-
CIOs must ask some very important questions to appraise the cost and value of Wi-Fi-based RTLS: Are you really using existing infrastructure? What is the cost (in time and expertise) for on-going maintenance of Wi-Fi RTLS? How will Wi-Fi RTLStraffic affect your network? The “just add water” story Wi-Fi marketers publicize loses steam in real-world applications. Once you’ve optimized your Wi-Fi infrastructure for RTLS, you will need extensive location planning of highly trained individuals ...
Integrating Clinical Data With the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-
Today’s life sciences companies must gain rapid insight into the safety and efficacy profile of any compound or device under development. Any delay in pulling together all the safety data for a compound postpones safety analysis, which can expose patients unnecessarily to dangerous compounds and even cause the approval of a product that is not as safe as originally perceived. In addition, rapidly pulling together all available patient data for a particular compound or ...