By Amelia Barros, Alison Lerner & Jennifer Zheng – Recent regulatory shifts in the healthcare industry will jeopardize healthcare providers that do not substantially reduce costs. In response to these mounting pressures, many hospitals are turning to technology as a solution.
Read More
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of June.
Check out the latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry.
By Jonathan Krasner – Back in March, we reported that OCR had announced its Phase 2 Audit Program. OCR stated that they would compile a database of both Covered Entities and Business Associates to form the basis of the pool of organizations potentially targeted for audit. They have followed up on their intentions and in the last week organizations have started to receive contact emails from OCR.
The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality:
Last year we began hosting virtual round table panel discussions addressing our industry’s most pressing topics. Now we’re taking on two more topics: the National election and the transition to new value-based care models.
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 an Epic Orders Analyst.
CMS released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The comment period closed on June 27, 2016. You can review comments on Regulations.gov. Here are selected comments submitted from industry groups.
CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from this latest CMS report in May. Active registrants total over a half a million.