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MIPS: Find out if you are in or out for 2018

FierceHealthIT

Finally. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an online tool that enables clinicians to determine whether they must participate in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) this year. CMS on Friday put out a notice that it has released an updated MIPS Participation Lookup Tool that will allow clinicians to check on their 2018 eligibility status.

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Why Pre-Owned and Refurbished Medical Imaging Systems are becoming the first choice for start-ups healthcare centers.

KB Dental Consulting

Introduction. The need for pre-owned and refurbished medical devices is increasing in almost every region in the world along with the advanced and new medical equipment found in the market. Many countries consider this type of medical equipment as a great opportunity to be able to provide high-tech medical imaging such as MRI service to their community at a fraction of a cost of the new devices which may drive the cost of healthcare high.

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New Jersey AG fines Virtua Medical Group $418K for HIPAA violations tied to vendor oversight

FierceHealthIT

The network of medical practices agreed to pay the fine after a third-party vendor misconfigured a server to allow public access to medical information that was searchable on Google. State prosecutors alleged Virtua didn't do enough to verify the vendor's cybersecurity practices.

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Refurbished Medical Imaging System – KB Dental Consulting

KB Dental Consulting

KB Dental Consulting shares blog on the benefits of pre-owned and refurbished medical imaging system or equipment for start-ups healthcare centers. Why Pre-Owned and Refurbished Medical Imaging Systems are becoming the first choice for start-ups healthcare centers. Introduction. The need for pre-owned and refurbished medical devices is increasing in almost every region in the world along with the advanced and new medical equipment found in the market.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Once the federales blocked the health insurance company mega-mergers, it was only a matter of time before alternative approaches to rearranging the three-dimensional chessboard of the healthcare-industrial complex would emerge. The approach du jour is the vertical merger. Horizontal combinations trigger the familiar antitrust reviews of market share and the orthodoxy of antitrust enforcement dictates that two insurers, selling the same product or service into the same market or markets, cannot m