Cyber Attack: Did You WannaCry?
Initial attacks of ransomware WannaCry began on May 12, 2017. The cyrptoworm has spread through nearly 100 countries. What is WannaCry and what do you need to know about it and protecting yourself from it?
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Lessons Learned from OCR Enforcement Actions
By Rita Bowen – As of September 30, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has received over 141,754 complaints. Over 24,500 of these led to OCR investigations, resulting in required changes to privacy practices, corrective actions or technical assistance.
Submit Comments on Proposed Changes to EHR Incentive Programs by June 13
CMS issued the FY 2018 IPPS and LTCH rule on April 14, 2017, which proposes a number of changes to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. They are seeking comments by June 13, 2017.
Talent Tuesday: Now Hiring!
Welcome to Talent Tuesday. Check back each week as we highlight job opportunities and tips from the healthcare IT recruitment specialists at Pivot Point Consulting. Today’s opportunity is an Epic Ambulatory Project Manager.
IT and Clinical Engineering Convergence – Why Now? How?
By Tim Needham – Medical device and biomedical/clinical engineering teams are relying more and more on their provider’s IT infrastructure department to perform job duties.
Now Available: 2017 Electronic Clinical Quality Measures Annual Update
CMS posted the 2017 annual update for eCQMs for CY 2018 reporting for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, and CY 2018 performance for Eligible Professionals and Eligible Clinicians.
Health IT Appointments and Hires
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments include Auxilio, Zipnosis, Health Catalyst, SnapMD, Practice Fusion, and NetDiligence.
Understanding the Relationship Between EHR and RCM
By David Kushan – Amongst the many benefits of implementing an electronic health records (EHR) platform, two are fundamental: increasing the overall quality of patient care and improving business efficiency and revenue.
Your Service Desk Can Reduce the Risks of Shadow IT
By D’Arcy Gue – Shadow IT is a concern for nearly 90% of organizations responding in a new HDI research report about unauthorized cloud app use and its impact. The average healthcare organization uses an astounding 928 cloud services.