Monday, January 30
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) urged the healthcare community to continue preparing for the transition to the ICD-10 classification system, warning that the U.S. Congress may not act on requests to stop ICD-10 implementation and let stakeholders design and adopt a new classification system to replace ICD-9-CM.
Sunday, January 08
World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) has lauched its first online portal, which features the annual meeting's presentation videos, abstracts, workshops and plenary sessions.
Thursday, January 05
As health IT use and efforts to lower costs remain on the healthcare community's collective consciousness, the American College of Physicians (ACP), updated its Ethics Manual to reflect changes among areas of concern including confidentiality, the use of social media, stewardship of resources, pay-for-performance reimbursement programs and patient-centered medical homes.
Tuesday, December 20
A legislative proposal developed by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) to expand the use of telemedicine for Medicaid beneficiaries with neonatal healthcare needs could save the federal government approximately $186 million over 10 years, according to an analysis of the proposal conducted by healthcare consulting firm Avalere Health.
Wednesday, December 14
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has joined the ABIM Foundation and eight other medical specialty societies in the Choosing Wisely campaign. Choosing Wisely promotes wise choices by physicians and patients to improve health outcomes, avoid unnecessary interventions and make efficient use of healthcare dollars.
Thursday, November 17
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has responded to a triumvirate of federal agencies’ proposed rule on patients’ access to test reports, warning them of unintended burdens that come with the proposed rule.
Thursday, October 20
Based on the reports of 198 CIOs, 26 percent said their organizations have qualified to receive stimulus funding under the HITECH Act portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act within the first full year of the program, according to a survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
Tuesday, October 18
The Open Source Digital Pathology Consortium (OpenDP) announced its formation earlier this month at the Pathology Informatics 2011 meeting in Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, October 18
The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA) has developed standard definitions for 5010 readiness for providers, software vendors, clearinghouses and health plans in response to the inconsistency of definitions found between each entity. The association shared these definitions with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a letter dated Oct. 10.
Wednesday, October 05
The Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist Section has re-launched its Professional Development and Education Fund, which was created in 2001, and aims to support the advancement of molecular and nuclear medicine technologists through professional development that promotes clinical excellence and optimal patient outcomes.
Tuesday, October 04
The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is calling for vendors to paricipate in a vendor-readiness project relating to ICD-10 compliance.
Monday, October 03
Members of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) have elected Kathleen Frawley, JD, MS, RHIA, as the association's president-elect for 2012.
Friday, September 30
In response to the changing role of echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) published guidelines Oct. 1 that address scope, appropriate use and standards. The guidelines appear in the October issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Thursday, September 29
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has updated its clinical practice guideline to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The new guideline advises against routinely screening patients after surgery using ultrasound imaging and suggests use of preventive treatments.
Wednesday, September 21
The number of organizations falling behind the curve for ICD-10 implementation is shrinking, according to a survey from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Tuesday, September 20
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) released a statement Sept. 16—the date of an FDA public meeting on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM's) 510(k) report—detailing its opposition to the IOM's findings. The statement from Janet Trunzo, executive vice president for technology and regulatory affairs for AdvaMed, followed another critical review of the report issued in July from AdvaMed President and CEO Stephen J. Ubl.
Monday, September 19
The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) submitted three recommendations to Congressional leaders during the HIMSS 10th Annual Policy Summit last week in Washington, D.C., and emphasized the need for a nationwide patient identifier.
Friday, September 16
Public policies should focus on readmissions that may be avoidable—those that are unplanned and related to the initial admission, such as a surgical site infection, according to a report from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Wednesday, September 14
What does meaningful use look like one year later? That was the point of a discussion during a press briefing hosted by the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and EHR Association in Washington, D.C., as industry leaders assessed year one of the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
Friday, September 09
Last year, the American College of Radiology (ACR) established the Haiti Radiology Relief Fund in response to the devastating earthquake near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, and the group’s efforts, as well as the state of radiology in the still-rebuilding country, are examined online in the September
ACR Bulletin.
