Here are updates being reported from selected State health information exchanges. Included news from Delaware Health Information Network, Health Access San Antonio, Greater Houston Healthconnect, and Coordinated Care Oklahoma. And check out upcoming events.
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By Bob Grant – A former respiratory therapist was convicted of wrongly accessing individually identifiable health information by a federal jury on June 23 of this year. The charges claimed that the therapist was using the information to seek, obtain, or use intravenous drugs.
Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some interesting lists I think deserve sharing starting with the Digital Health 2016 Top 100 Influencers and Brands and the Best and Worst Places to Practice.
Welcome to Talent Tuesday. Check back each week as we highlight job opportunities and tips from the healthcare IT recruitment specialists at Greythorn. Today’s opportunity is Sr. Epic Applications Systems Analyst.
ONC Challenges designed to foster private sector innovation to enable consumers and providers to easily and securely access and share electronic health information. Phase 2 remains open to all potential applicants with submissions due November 7, 2016.
By Dennis Hung – With all the information available online these days, patients have the option to be much more selective about their physicians. So how are you, as a qualified medical practitioner, supposed to stand out?
By Lisa English – Yes, the terms “big data” and “analytics” are buzzwords, but they clearly highlight a shift toward data-driven decision-making with a real measurable impact on outcomes in many different industries. Savvy digital marketers now mine your digital breadcrumb trail to offer you more of what you like and attempt to discern what you need before you are aware of it yourself.
At a hearing on MACRA yesterday by the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) said the agency may consider a delay in implementing MACRA, acknowledging that small and rural practices may struggle with the new legislation and its current January 1, 2017 start date.
By Frank Fortner – Beth Israel Deaconess Healthcare CIO, Dr. John Halamka, recently spoke in an interview with Jonathan Bush about Meaningful Use having accomplished its initial purpose and offered his thoughts on how we get back to innovation. He said, “It got us to adoption. We moved from paper to electronic to basic electronic functionality that is good enough. But now it’s time to let loose the market for innovation.” I’ll just say what everyone else is probably thinking … amen!