Even More Fun at HIMSS
It is that time of year again when you start planning out your week at HIMSS. Check out these giveaways and fun by exhibitors this year. And don’t forget to tweet when you go by the booth! See you there!
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Our Bags Are Packed
We are heading to Vegas for the biggest conference and exhibition in healthcare information and technology. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society or as we know it, HIMSS will be hosting their annual conference Feb. 29 through March 4th.
Debuting at #HIMSS16
With over 1300 vendors exhibiting at this year’s HIMSS, there will be more than any one person can take in during the five days. It has always been an opportunity for organizations to debut products and make major announcements. Here are some we have caught wind of.
View Updated FAQs on EHR Incentive Program
CMS has recently updated two FAQs that provide information on: hospital-based eligible professionals’ eligibility to receive incentive payments from the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and eligible hospitals’ requirements for meeting the specialized registry objective.
Debuts and Announcements at #HIMSS16
With over 1300 vendors exhibiting at this year’s HIMSS, there will be more than any one person can take in during the five days. It has always been an opportunity for organizations to debut products and make major announcements. Here are some we have caught wind of.
Will CMS Efforts be Enough to Buoy Rural Healthcare?
By Irv H. Lichtenwald – Imagine you’re living in Brooklyn and you have a medical emergency. If the hospital nearest you, say Lutheran Medical Center, were to close, you could go to Maimonides or New York Methodist a short taxi or ambulance ride away. Not so in rural US.
Understanding and Leveraging the 2016 OIG Work Plan
By Robert Freedman – In 2015, the OIG recovered more than $3B in audit and investigative receivables as a result of their oversight activities. That’s great news for taxpayers but not so wonderful for the many hundreds of provider organizations that had to dip into their shrinking revenues to come up with these repayments.
The Real HIPAA: Permitted Uses and Disclosures
By Lucia Savage & Aja Brooks – This post summarizes the new ONC fact sheets on HIPAA Permitted Uses and Disclosures for exchange (Treatment and Health Care Operations), developed in conjunction with the Office for Civil Rights.
Can Electronic Health Records Prevent Harm to Patients?
By Amy Helwig MD & Edwin Lomotan MD – Health information technology (HIT) has been shown to improve patient safety, especially with processes and applications that improve clinicians’ decisionmaking, documentation, and communication.