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How to get the most out of your ICD-10 vendors | Healthcare IT News
www.healthcareitnews.com | Feb 9, 2012
< p > Even large hospitals with large healthcare information technology (HIT) departments will have to work with vendors to implement ICD-10 coding. < /p > < p > Here are some steps for everyone to get the most out of your vendors: < /p > < p > < strong > Inventory your vendors < /strong > <

amednews: AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American
www.ama-assn.org | Feb 6, 2012
Switching to new diagnosis codes would create a significant administrative burden to physician practices at a very inopportune time, the Association says.

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? Coverage Limits on Immunosuppression after Kidney Transplantation — NEJM
www.nejm.org | Feb 4, 2012
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? Coverage Limits on Immunosuppression after Kidney Transplantation

ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS eBook available again! | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Jan 30, 2012
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS eBook available again!. ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition eBook with the latest errata and Q&A fully consolidated is available again from its NEW www.HealthGenius.com.au website. - PR11784760

Biobanking for Medicine: Technology and Market 2012-2022 | SYS-CON MEDIA
www.sys-con.com | Jan 30, 2012
SYS-CON Media, NJ, The world's leading i-technology media company on breaking technology news.

Hopkins Study Finds MRI Tests Safe for People with Implanted Cardiac Devices When Certain
www.hopkinsmedicine.org | Jan 27, 2012
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), an important diagnostic test, has traditionally been off limits to more than 2 million people in the United States who have an implanted pacemaker to regulate heart rhythms or an implanted defibrillator to prevent sudden cardiac death. Now, in a study published in

AMA lobbies for ICD-10 delay - FierceHealthcare
www.fiercehealthcare.com | Jan 27, 2012
The American Medical Association has sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner asking his help in halting the implementation of the ICD-10 coding system, reports the Hill and iHealthBeat. Read more...

St. Jude Medical's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha
seekingalpha.com | Jan 25, 2012
< p > St. Jude Medical ( < a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/stj' title='St. Jude Medical, Inc.' > STJ < /a > ) < /p > < p > Q4 2011 Earnings Call < /p > < p > January 25, 2012 8:00 am ET < /p > < p > < strong > Executives < /strong > < /p > < p > Eric Fain - President of Cardiac Rhythm

Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Through Transplanted Organs and Tissue — Kentucky and
www.cdc.gov | Dec 22, 2011
MMWR: This investigation reveals several areas in which current detection and notification might be improved to prevent similar future transplant transmission events, including: 1) consideration of the use of HCV NAT for organ donors; 2) use of algorithms or other procedures to ensure accurate

Advancements in Health Care: Dr. William Pennington, orthopedic surgeon, Midwest Orthopedic
www.biztimes.com | Dec 9, 2011
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