tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741684961227307530.post4643758332610364517..comments2024-01-05T05:58:19.437-08:00Comments on Medical Quack: HP Wins $26 Million Medicare Contract For Quality Control Contractor for EHR StimulusMedical Quackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741684961227307530.post-64550073106214145222010-10-20T18:48:59.235-07:002010-10-20T18:48:59.235-07:00I thought the same way and when you dig deep there...I thought the same way and when you dig deep there's a lot of that going on in the payer side of healthcare with all the mergers and acquisitions taking place as a company may not be able to enter certain waters as the corporation but subsidiaries sometimes can and do.Medical Quackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741684961227307530.post-62389902315908792162010-10-20T17:48:15.609-07:002010-10-20T17:48:15.609-07:00HP participation in the EHR program appears to be ...HP participation in the EHR program appears to be a good thing, getting an "independent" contractor to maintain the audit trail and ensure data integrity. <br />The WellPoint contract, however, seems more troubling, having a contractor with an associated interest in the industry. The parent company WellPoint has a direct business relationship with providers, including negotiated contracts, and any potential access to provider data from the EHR program through the subsidiary should have immediately disqualified the company for this contract.<br />Anyone questioning this potential for abuse only needs to look at the recent United Healthcare settlement with providers, which demonstrates the potential conflicts caused by the parent-subsidiary relationship and how data manipulation can be used for benefit/profit.Frank MDhttp://www.emrhelpline.comnoreply@blogger.com