5 Steps for Staying HIPAA Compliant
Being HIPAA Compliant is a Journey By Mike Semel Blog: 4Medapproved.com/HITSecurity Twitter: @SemelConsulting So, September 23, 2013, the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Enforcement Deadline, has come and…
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An EHR Workflow Analogy
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The Great EHR Market Shakeout
By Tom Sullivan, Editor, Government Health IT Twitter: @GovHITEditor When Mike Taylor was shopping for a new electronic health record system, vendors boldly sat across the…
Do Physicians Spend Too Much Time With Computers?
William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor A recent study of work hours of medical interns in the new era of duty…
Rethinking Health Information Exchange
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Is Your Copier a Hidden HIPAA Risk?
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What Measures Success of an EHR Implementation?
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