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In proposing the delay, the Department of Health and Human Services cites two surveys demonstrating just how far behind healthcare entities are in the ICD-10 conversion. HHS estimates the new compliance date would cost the healthcare industry between $1 billion and $6.5 billion.

In proposing the delay, the Department of Health and Human Services cites two surveys demonstrating just how far behind health care entities are in the ICD-10 conversion. HHS estimates the new compliance date would cost the healthcare industry between $1 billion and $6.5 billion.

The authors of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act are urging the CMS to issue its final implementation rule by June, so that data collection and reporting on financial transactions between healthcare providers and the drug, device and group-purchasing industries can begin.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services announced on March 15 that it would delay enforcement of HIPAA 5010 transactions to June 30, 2012. It’s the second three-month delay on enforcement made by OESS.

 Claims clearinghouse Gateway EDI recently held a Web seminar on ICD-10 issues and polled attendees, finding that only one-third have even started planning for the new code sets.

Four U.S. Senators have introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration to issue a final rule establishing a unique device identifier for implantable devices by the end of 2012.

First off. I’m sure this guy is a smart guy, a nice guy, and he means well.

BUT …

He and others like him have been part of the problem and not the solution. It is simply not that hard! EMR is not much more than a contact manager.

Arcane language, syntax, modeling, vocabularies, and dozens of so-called standards bodies have been expensive and largely un-necessary.

David Tao said: “IMHO, if we had mandated many more HITSP specs in certification, there would be few or zero certified products today!”