By Charles Killmer – Are you reading this blog from your phone or tablet? If so, you’re in good company. Mobile devices accounted for 51 percent of internet usage worldwide in October compared to 48 percent by desktop.
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By Matt Fisher – Healthcare entities have received another warning from the OCR concerning yet another aspect of HIPAA compliance. OCR’s settlement with St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center focuses on controlling when and how PHI is released.
By Steven Posnack – On May 9, 2016, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the Move Health Data Forward Challenge to promote innovation in the area of consumer-mediated exchange.
By Ben Regalado – No doubt you saw the news that became a public relations nightmare for United Airlines, but you probably don’t know that Christiana Care Health System in Delaware had a similar incident come to light shortly after the United Airlines story broke.
By Matt Kelly – Medical providers are challenged with navigating the new healthcare landscape for their staff while continuing to improve the patient experience. While healthcare has seen incredible advances in both medicine and technology over the last several decades, the patient care model continues to evolve.
By John Halamka MD – With the Department of Justice announcement of the $155 million dollar eClinicalWorks settlement (including personal liability for the CEO, CMO and COO), many stakeholders are wondering what’s next for EHRs.
By Lula Jensen – RACs are back! Following several delays and multiple lawsuits, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally awarded the new RAC contracts.
By Abhinav Shashank – Artificial intelligence- a buzzword that was initially created and introduced as a concept to imitate human brain and its actions and operate in the real world with a comprehensive human approach.
By Ashu Ravichander – The underlying theme at this year’s GE Centricity LIVE was the move towards value based care and its impact on software. Practices and technology partners gathered at GE’s largest user group conference to share tips and thought leadership for improving care.