Interview with Don Rucker on Notice of Proposed Rule Making
Fred Goldstein catches up with ONC’s Donald Rucker shortly after his keynote address at the HIMSS pre-conference NHIT Summit announcing the Notice of Proposed Rule Making.
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Announcements from HIMSS19
We are at HIMSS19 in Orlando talking to vendors, attendees, and HIMSS news bureau. Here are some of the announcements coming from the conference.
Fundamental Guide to HIPAA Security Risk Assessments
By Ken Reiher – Conducting regular HIPAA security risk assessments helps CEs ensure compliance with HIPAA’s administrative, physical and technical safeguards, and helps expose areas where an organization’s protected health information could be at risk.
Submission of 2018 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Data Due Feb 28, 2019
For hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and/or Promoting Interoperability Programs, the deadline to submit data to CMS on at least four eCQMs from one self-selected quarter of calendar year 2018 is Thursday, 2-28-19 at 11:59pm PT.
Register and Attest to the Promoting Interoperability Programs by February 28, 2019
The deadline to submit 2018 attestation data for the Promoting Interoperability Programs is February 28, 2019. Last year, CMS transitioned to the QualityNet System for hospitals that attest to CMS for the Promoting Interoperability Programs.
HIE Rundown – 2-08-19
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
Privacy & Security at HIMSS19
The HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition brings together 45,000+ health information and technology professionals, clinicians, executives and market suppliers from around the world. Exceptional education,…
What’s Going On with Blockchain in Healthcare?
Keeping up with technologies that are changing how healthcare is delivered. Can a continuously growing chain of blocks using cryptography have applications in healthcare? See what’s at HIMSS19 focusing on blockchain in healthcare.
MiHIN Expands Team and Offices in Michigan
Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN), has expanded with a new executive hire and new office in Ann Arbor as the organization expands services and operation.