Archive for November 2014
Board of Medicine: Drug monitoring program working
Florida, once dubbed the “epicenter of prescription drug diversion,†has made numerous inroads since state lawmakers passed legislation requiring that a prescription drug monitoring program be put into place. Prior to Chapter 893.055, which created new guidelines for operating pain management clinics and approved the creation of a database to collect controlled substance prescription records…
Read MoreHow to comply with HIPAA during Ebola crisis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has put out a bulletin to ensure that HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates are aware of the ways in which patient information can be shared in an emergency situation. The bulletin comes in response to the Ebola outbreak and is designed to…
Read MoreElectronic health records create a number of problems for providers
We live in an electronic age where life is supposed to be easier and more efficient and in many ways it is. In the healthcare arena, electronic medical records (EMRs) were supposed to make life easier for doctors by helping to free up time and streamline the process. Case in point, doctors could send prescriptions…
Read MoreWill mini-DRGs be boon or bust for physicians?
CMS has a grand plan to sync up its payment systems by using bundled outpatient codes that many doctors are calling â€mini-DRGs,†after the familiar inpatient diagnosis-related groups. But even if these new bundles are more efficient for CMS, what effect will they have on physician practices? Click here to read the full article.
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