Friday, May 29, 2009

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Quadruple amputee gets new trial

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5/29/2009 © AP/Sun-Sentinel
In a rare ruling, Broward Circuit Judge Charles M. Greene has ordered a new malpractice trial for Lisa Strong, who lost all four limbs to an infection. He threw out the jury's verdict for the defendant doctors, saying it was "contrary to the law and the manifest weight of the evidence."

Doctor agrees not to see patients

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5/29/2009 © Bradenton Herald
Internist C.G. Rao, arrested on charges of sexually molesting five patients and accused of other incidents that now are beyond the statute of limitations, has agreed not to see patients while his legal cases are pending. Bail was set at $20,000.

Fairness to doctors or 'gag order' on patients?

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 By Carol Gentry
2/13/2009 © Florida Health News
Some Florida doctors now require patients to sign an agreement promising not to post Internet comments about them without permission. Some say it's "an attempt to steal the consumer's right to free speech," but doctors say it's a matter of fairness.

Memorial Health Physicians Tap RCM Solution

Posted: 29 May 2009 08:27 AM PDT

Savannah, Ga.-based Memorial Health University Physicians (MHUP) will deploy McKesson ’s (Alpharetta, Ga.) RCM Practice Complete solution to bundle practice management software with comprehensive financial, administrative and clinical services. The practice will use McKesson’s Horizon Practice Plus to manage clinic-based financial and patient information to drive increased efficiency and streamline revenue cycle processes, says the company. A physician group practice with primary and specialty care practices, MHUP is part of Memorial University Medical Center, a two-state healthcare organization serving a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina.

CAQH, EHNAC Partner to Discount Clearinghouse Fees

Posted: 29 May 2009 08:25 AM PDT

Washington-based CAQH and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) have formed a partnership to promote electronic health data exchange through clearinghouses and establish best practices.   The partnership is centered on the CAQH Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) initiative and EHNAC Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP). The two organizations entered into the partnership after completing a detailed comparison of the CORE rules, which set requirements for data exchange and HNAP accreditation criteria for clearinghouse operations. According to the two groups, the analysis determined that both efforts have complementary, yet distinct, requirements.   The first joint action of the partnership is a program that offers fee discounts to clearinghouses (also known as electronic health networks) that wish to achieve both CORE rules certification and HNAP accreditation. Clearinghouses with HNAP accreditation will receive a discounted fee when applying for CORE rules certification. In turn, any clearinghouse that is CORE-certified will receive a discounted fee when applying for HNAP accreditation.

Prosolv Upgrades CVIS

Posted: 29 May 2009 08:24 AM PDT

Indianapolis-based ProSolv CardioVascular is unveiling Synapse ProSolv cardiovascular version 4.0.2, the latest release designed to enhance clinical workflow, help improve patient care, and reduce the potential for errors by automating the exchange of data with UK-based Philips Healthcare . The updated version is designed to deliver workflow and diagnostic benefits by providing access to the advanced quantification capabilities of QLAB, including state-of-the-art 2D and 3D ultrasound, into the echocardiographer’s everyday clinical practice, says the company. With version 4.0.2, users performing image review and reporting can launch the full QLAB application directly from the image in the Synapse ProSolv cardiovascular application for greater efficiency, it touts.
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