Morning Headlines 2/6/14
According to a new study from MGMA, less than 10 percent of physician practices have made significant progress on their transition to ICD-10.
EHR incentive payments soar beyond $19 billion
$19 billion in EHR incentive payments have been distributed thus far, with 88 percent of all eligible hospitals and 78 percent of eligible providers having received a share.
Innovative Collaboration to Address Shared Challenges in Health Care
Kaiser Permanente and the VA have announced that they will pool resources and develop best practices for key emerging fields such as genomics, population health, and telehealth.
A law in New York that requires pharmacists to update on online database anytime a narcotic prescription is filled, and then requires physicians to check the database prior to issuing new prescriptions to patients, is being credited with reducing "doctor shopping" by 75 percent. The same law mandates state-wide e-prescribing by March 2015.
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