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	MDAware Cited as Leading Health Information Technology at the China Hospital Information Network Conference
	Top Health IT Experts Join eMedicalFiles
	eMedicalFiles' MDAware EHR Receives CCHIT Certification
	March 29, 2007: New Anti-Fraud Authentication Technology Provides the Healthcare Industry Billions in Cost Savings
	January 24, 2007: eMedicalFiles Unveils Web-based Electronic Healthcare Record System
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	eMedicalFiles in the News
	The Impact of EHRs and Medical Identity Theft on Patient Safety Healthcare's Most Wired Magazine, May 2007
	Adapting an EHR for Europe Healthcare IT News Europe, May 2007
	Texas Healthcare Claims Study: Medicaid Fraud & Abuse Detection Activities Window on State Government March 2005
	Industry Specific Articles and Current Trends eMedicalFiles pays close attention to rapidly evolving trends and new developments in healthcare information technology, and how the latest changes in our industry may affect you. In an ongoing effort to help our customers keep abreast of these changes, we offer the following resources we believe to be important developments in technology and public policy in our dynamic industry. We encourage you to check back frequently for new postings.
	The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (New Compliance Provisions Impacting Medicaid Providers Effective January 1, 2007) In the federal government’s on-going effort to reduce fraud and abuse in Medicare & Medicaid effective January 1, 2007, new provisions amending the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) have been adopted mandating significant compliance changes for Medicaid providers. These new provisions require immediate compliance. Those Medicaid Providers who fail to comply run the risk of significant and substantial penalties from false claims exposure and or exclusion from federal health programs. eMedicalFiles offers Medicaid providers the means to achieve immediate compliance. Section 6033 (pg 73) of the DRA requires any entity that receives annual Medicaid payments of at least $5 million to establish written policies and procedures to detect and prevent fraud & abuse for employees of the entity and employees of any agent or contractor of the entity. These policies and procedures must be in conformance with applicable federal and state fraud and abuse laws addressing false claims, false statements and whistleblower protections. Section 6032 (pg 72) of the DRA provides monetary incentives to encourage states to enact regulations comparable to the DRA’s False Claims Act. Under this provision, 10% of funds recovered by enforcement of the federal Medicaid False Claims Act in a state will be given to that respective state if it has met the requirements of Section 6032.
	Report on Medicare Compliance: Anti-fraud features coming to EHR systems; Tools Aim to Prevent Claims Manipulation (RMC Volume 16, Number 5 - February 5, 2007)
	Making Markets Work - DC Briefing, Congressional Testimony (National Center for Policy Analysis, Vol. XII, No. 3 May/June 2006)