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Issue Date: August 15, 2000
New HIPAA Rules Require Preparation
This article discusses the standardization of health care information and its electronic exchange as put forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It talks about some of the act's provisions and how physicians can prepare to meet the act's requirements.
Integrated Systems Fail When Partners Do Not Work Together, Expert Says
This interview focuses on integrated delivery systems, how they have evolved, and how the Internet can be used in such systems. It also describes opportunities open to physicians through IDSs and how physicians can take advantage of them.
Hospital Merger Challenges Physicians
This article discusses the merger of two New York City hospitals and how that merger has affected the hospitals' affiliated organizations. It also lists and analyzes several challenges confronting the merged organization.
Is It Fraud To Deceive Insurers?
This article discusses the prevalence of gaming the system--the upcoding by physicians of patients' conditions. It talks about the efforts of various organizations and the government to eliminate this practice, and whether it is indeed fraud.
System Captures Data at Point of Care
This article discusses the benefits to physicians of using hand-held computers in daily practice, including improved accuracy of data collection, reduced costs of data tracking, and enhanced revenue.
Programs Aim To Solve Problems in Physicians’ Offices
This editorial introduces readers to a new series of articles in the newsletter that focus on software programs developed to improve the efficiency and enhance the operation of physicians' practices.
E&M Coding Tools Help Ensure Compliance
This article focuses on the complicated and confusing administrative burden of assigning evaluation and management codes, and the legal and financial consequences of not coding accurately. It also describes some software that helps with E&M coding.
Influenza Diagnostic Tools Help Ensure Effectiveness of Antiviral Medication
This article discusses several point-of-care flu diagnostic tests that can help physicians prescribe antiviral treatments appropriately.
Surgeons Have Legal, Ethical Obligations Regarding Consent
This article discusses the medical and legal importance of informed consent. It also suggests ways physicians can improve their communication skills in order to ensure that patients can be fully aware of their treatment options.
Case Mix Adjuster Predicts Transplant Mortality
This article discusses the results of a study on the effectiveness of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) mortality prediction system to predict mortality of liver transplant patients. It also suggests several implications the study's findings have for gastroenterologists who manage postdischarge patients.
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