End-of-life care planning should be an ongoing activity that is not just reserved for critically ill patients or those over 65 years of age, Larry Wolf, health IT strategist, Kindred Healthcare, said at the Health IT Policy Committee.

The first Health IT Policy Committee meeting following the federal government shutdown hiatus and the resignation of former Health IT National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, brought some introductions and news.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking public comment on several new clinical quality measures for eligible professionals that pertain to Meaningful Use Stage 3.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced three appointments to the Health IT Policy Committee; each will serve three-year terms.

The National ICD-10 Pilot Project helped develop codesets to get providers on track for the new system.

AHIMA CONFERENCE--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced a significant enhancement to its Clintegrity 360 platform that integrates clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and computer-assisted coding (CAC) into one seamless process. This single, web-based solution creates a natural and efficient way for clinicians to create more complete and accurate clinical documentation, while supporting downstream revenue cycle and quality reporting processes. Nuance Clintegrity 360 will be demonstrated in booth #1226 at the 2013 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention & Exhibits October 27 – 30.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing centered around the problems with the federal health exchange website resulted in plenty of blame to go around.

An ICD-10 coding pilot project found plenty of room for improvement.