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Top Story:
The Future of EDI Clearinghouses |
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 What
will become of the small independent electronic claims
clearinghouse? With so many changes in the
healthcare industry over the last 10 years, and with the economy in question, I turned
my attention to the small independent electronic claims
clearinghouse this month. In following the Ingenix acquisition
of ENS last May (see
details), the number of small independent clearinghouses is
officially down one – (Ingenix is neither small, nor
independent). So what does that say for the rest of the
pack? What will happen to the Gateway EDIs and the ET&Ts of the
world? It may come as a shock to you that the small independent
clearinghouse is alive and well in the United States today and,
in fact, many are thriving.
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Economics
of Automation |
Data Conversions - Manual or
Electronic? We’ve all
heard the phrase “garbage in-garbage out”. It is usually
quoted in reference to computer generated information in
an unfavorable context. Derogatory comments are also
heard often about human data entry errors. Regardless of
its source, erroneous data distort summarized
information drawn by computer programs on which a
business depends to render mission critical decisions
such as whether to send a $300.00 unpaid medical bill
for collection or how much the business is worth to a
potential buyer.
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Quote-of-the-Month |
"That's a shocking finding! It's
not only the number of breaches but the sensitivity of
the information breached." - Beth Givens, director of
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (a non-profit consumer
advocacy group), upon hearing that over 40% of
federal health insurance contractors and state Medicaid
agencies reported experiencing a privacy breach
involving personal health information in the past two
years. 09.05.2006
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Funny
Bones: Industry Comedy |
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When I chose to become a physician,
I was following a family tradition.
But had I a peep
Of how little I'd sleep,
I might have become a musician!
-- Howard Bennett, MD
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Industry
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Congress likely to tackle only modest healthcare measures
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Government Report Finds Healthcare Privacy Breaches Rampant
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Preparing for Interoperability: EHRs and the Law
08.25.06 -
Effort to Educate Lawmakers on I.T.
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Stolen Laptop Affects 28,000
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