Articles by Roberta Mullin

Health Innovation July 14, 2016

Innovation Through Collaboration

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!

Health Innovation July 13, 2016

Rethinking Hospital IT Operating Models and Delivery Capabilities

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.

Health Innovation July 12, 2016

Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – June 2016

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.

News July 11, 2016

Health IT Appointments and Hires

Check out the latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry.

Health Innovation July 11, 2016

Phase 2 HIPAA Audits – The OCR Emails Have Begun

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.

HIE Rundown, Patient Portal July 8, 2016

HIE Rundown 7-08-16

The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality:

Industry Events July 7, 2016

Impact of the National Election and New Value Based Care Models on the Healthcare Industry

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.

Talent Tuesday July 5, 2016

7/5 – 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 Greythorn. Today’s opportunity is an Epic Orders Analyst.

Association News, Regulatory Issues July 5, 2016

Comments Submitted on MACRA

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.

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