The Government Accounting Office issued a report July 25th that confirms the meaningful use disparity between PPS/CAH, urban/rural, and large/small hospitals that rural advocates (including this one) predicted when the HITECH Act became law officially exists! To read the entire article, click here.

Although the final rule on the proposed ICD-10 deadline change has yet to be published, it is important to continue planning for the transition to ICD-10. The switch to the new code set will affect every aspect of how your organization provides care, but with adequate planning and preparation,...

LOINC — Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) In case you were wondering…  Yes, there is a recorded session available for hospital Lab and IT staff that were unable to attend the free training sessions in Denver and Glenwood Springs in May. The LIC team requests interested parties...

Effective August 1, 2012, if you have not yet converted from the 4010A1 format of the electronic remittance advice, the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) program will automatically convert your electronic remittance advice to the X12 Version 5010 format. If the computer software you use to open/translate the electronic remittance advice...

July 31, 2012,  11:30-:00 p.m., MDT Through multiple mechanisms, including the judgment of the CE planning group, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has identified a gap in a health care/public health practitioner’s competency within the health IT environment. This series of webinars is designed to increase...

Wednesday, August 1, 12:30 CDT/11:30 MDT  CMS Regions VI – Dallas, VII – Kansas City and VIII – Denver are pleased to announce a new webinar presenting information on how your practice/facility can successfully attest to meaningful use and qualify for an EHR incentive payment. As of April 30th,...