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		<title>CMS RAC Demonstration Project Postponed Until June</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/02/06/cms-rac-demonstration-project-postponed-until-june/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Prepayment Review (RAC) Demonstration project was scheduled to begin on January 1, 2012 and was delayed in December by the Agency for further review. On February 3, CMS posted an update that the demonstration project is expected to move forward on or after June 1, 2012. We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1706&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking About Patient-Centered Care</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/02/01/thinking-about-patient-centered-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the National Quality Forum (NQF) hosted a meeting of the Partnership for Patients-National Priorities Partnership. The Partnership for Patients was convened last spring by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to &#8220;dramatically improve patient safety across the country.&#8221;  To further the goals of the partnership, the Agency has asked the NQF [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1687&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Boston AF Symposium Highlights</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/27/guest-blogger-boston-af-symposium-highlights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heart Rhythm Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS, CCDS is the Heart Rhythm Scientific Sessions Program Committee Chair (2012). He provides a brief overview of the Boston AF Symposium, which took place January 12 – 14, 2012. This year’s Boston AF Symposium was very well attended, with more than 1,200 participants. I would like to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1690&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Health Information Technology: Building Safer Systems for Patient Care</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/26/health-information-technology-building-safer-systems-for-patient-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a report which evaluates health information technology safety concerns and recommends way that both government and the private sector can make patient care safer using health information technology (HIT).  The report suggests that poorly designed HIT can result in dosing errors, failure to detect life-threatening illnesses, and delays [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1680&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Reasons Why Physicians Will Love mHealth</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/18/five-reasons-why-physicians-will-love-mhealth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Scher, MD, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Mobile health technology will increase patient engagement. Most patients do not take the responsibility they should for their own health. They are likely preoccupied with all the stresses of everyday life and might therefore take the ‘I feel good, so I must be’ approach. They possibly mutter these words after wiping their faces, hurriedly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1642&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Most Popular Posts of 2011</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/16/most-popular-posts-of-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heart Rhythm Society</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EP Insights has had steady growth in readership and commentary since launching in February 2010. We would like to share the ten most popular posts of 2011 with you, encourage you to read any that you may have missed and contribute to the growing conversation among heart rhythm professionals. Education, Disclosures, and Bias, Oh My! [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1664&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Business Models of Mobile mHealth</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/12/business-models-of-mobile-mhealth/</link>
		<comments>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/12/business-models-of-mobile-mhealth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Scher, MD, FHRS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PriceWaterhouse Coopers’ Health Research Institute released a comprehensive report (free registration required) describing business models and opportunities for the mobile health industry. In the operational/business model, providers see mHealth as more efficient and beneficial to the patient. According to the study, one-third of physicians make decisions based on incomplete information and mHealth can result in better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1645&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Audit Alphabet Soup: MACs, RACs and Pre-Payment Reviews</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/11/audit-alphabet-soup-macs-racs-and-pre-payment-reviews/</link>
		<comments>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/11/audit-alphabet-soup-macs-racs-and-pre-payment-reviews/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://epinsights.org/?p=1667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To navigate the constantly changing current of Medicare audits, it is critical that the heart rhythm care community understands the distinction between a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)-driven review and a Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) review. MACs operate on a regional level and directly oversee the processing of claims for Parts A and B Medicare services. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1667&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EP News: Basic and Translational</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/10/ep-news-basic-and-translational-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peng-Sheng Chen, MD, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genetic Testing as a Class I Indication for Patient Care Gersh et al (Circulation 2011;13:124, PMID 22068435) updated the ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). In this updated recommendation for HCM, genetic testing is listed as a Class I recommendation to evaluate patients with HCM. All patients who undergo genetic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1638&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update: RAC Demonstration Project</title>
		<link>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/05/update-rac-demonstration-project/</link>
		<comments>http://epinsights.org/2012/01/05/update-rac-demonstration-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that it will delay until further notice the Recovery Audit Prepayment Review Demonstration Project. The prepayment review was scheduled to begin on January 1, 2012 in eleven states (FL, CA, MI, TX, NY, LA, IL, PA, OH, NC, MO).  This week&#8217;s announcement states that the CMS [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epinsights.org&amp;blog=9956112&amp;post=1652&amp;subd=heartrhythmsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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