Back in December of last year and May of this year I wrote a couple of blog posts about the Sunshine Act compliance deadlines and extensions communicated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). If you?ve been wondering what?s happening with the final decision on Sunshine Act deadlines, you are not alone. …
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Notes from WPC?Day 2
High energy at Air Canada Centre. Cloud topic #1. Connected devices, continuous services. Cloud OS. Windows Live CRM Online Xbox Live Office 365 Bing MSN 73% of businesses planning to use public/private clouds in next 3 years 37% say investing in modern apps a critical priority In next 5 year number of smart devices to …
Notes from Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC)?Day 1
I finally have a few moments to update you on the major themes from Microsoft?s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) that was in Toronto, CA The week of July 9, 2012. As this is a partner focused event, a lot of the information was focused specifically to that audience. There are some good nuggets thought end …
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Texas Medical Association Says Scrap ICD-10
Texas doctors, through the Texas Medical Association, submitted comments to HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) recommending HHS scraps the implementation of ICD-10 completely. (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Edition). Original article: Healthcare business news and research ModernHealthcare Article – Texas Suggests Scrapping ICD-10 The Texas Medical Association …
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Update on Sunshine Act Compliance Deadlines
Back in December I wrote a blog post about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule change for reporting on the Physicians Payment Sunshine Act. Original post here: http://i3.infinityinfo.com/blogs/entry/sunshine-act-compliance-deadlines-extended The CMS had decided to extend the data collection start date from January 1, 2012 to ?some later date?. A few days ago, on …
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HHS Announces New Compliance Dates for ICD-10
In February this year we heard that Health and Human Services (HHS) was going to delay implementing ICD-10 diagnostic codes (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, or ICD-10). At that time HHS did not announce a new date. You can read more from my related blog post here. Yesterday, April …
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iPharma Connect Conference?The New Commercial Model
The 11th Annual iPharma Connect Conference was held last week in Philadelphia. This year?s theme was ?Digital Innovation for Marketing Decision Makers in the Life Sciences Industry?. I will share some notes on the conference and key trends and ideas that might provide you some value as well. At its core, digital marketing is about …
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Microsoft Convergence 2012?Notes from Houston?Day 3
All good things must come to an end and so it is for Microsoft Dynamics Convergence 2012. The excitement and enthusiasm continued on the final day. This has been the best Convergence for content, attendance and audience. Adding to all this great event was the closing keynote by General Colin Powel (Ret.). Closing Keynote Doug …
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Microsoft Convergence 2012?Notes from Houston?Day 2
Another exciting day at Convergence. The energy around Dynamics CRM is palpable and at the highest levels I?ve seen or felt it. If this is any indication, the growth of CRM is going to explode. No Keynote today so I started with the ?Developer?s Guide to Integration with Dynamics CRM? session. While I?m no longer …
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Power of Possibilities ? Notes from Houston?Convergence 2012
Microsoft Dynamics CRM ? Power of Possibilities ? General Session Bill Patterson, Dynamics CRM Program Manager, presented an overview of the what?s coming for Dynamics CRM. Metro is everywhere and Dynamics CRM goes Metro too. The future of CRM will be more like the apps we love to use. The design focus will be HTML5, …
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