By Matt Fisher – One of the newest and hottest entrants on the healthcare privacy front is the Federal Trade Commission. Being aware of the whole regulatory enforcement landscape is just as important as paying attention to compliance in the first place.
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From the Health IT Buzz Blog – A decade ago, as EHRs were rapidly implemented across the country, ONC sought to make sure these newly implemented technologies were interoperable. Since 2014, ONC has tracked progress toward widespread interoperability among hospitals and physicians by measuring…
By Erica Olenski – At the HFMA Annual Conference 2024 in sunny Las Vegas, “frontier” was this year’s passionate theme. HFMA described the healthcare finance industry as “a new frontier of health.” Here is my take.
By Judith Graham – Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage their health.
By Art Gross – As a healthcare leader, you know that protecting patient data and ensuring cybersecurity compliance is a never-ending battle. Cyber threats are constantly evolving, and regulations are frequently updated to address new risks.
By Ashley Ashworth – It’s time for our favorite summer tradition—this time on a new platform! The annual comment period for the Interoperability Standards Advisory will be open June 12 – August 12, 2024.
By Spencer Allee – The next frontier in revenue cycle management is here—denials prevention, resolution, and recovery powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. The best chance hospitals and health systems have to combat growing numbers of denials is to implement AI in their denials management workflows.
From the AHRQ Blog – Clinical decision support has emerged as an important tool to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Not coincidentally, CDS has been a consistent focal point for AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program.
By Christie Scanlon – Within healthcare’s intricate landscape, a complex interplay exists among three principal entities: patients, providers, and payers. This dynamic can be likened to the “Three-Body Problem” in physics—a concept from Liu Cixin’s science fiction novel…