AHIMA Conference 2014 Highlights
It’s not all fun & games, but shh! let me pretend By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios It’s not a bad…
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HIMSS Provides a Home for TIGER
Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform Focused on better preparing the clinical workforce to use technology and informatics to improve the delivery of patient care, Â transitions…
EHR Incentive Programs and Broadband Access
The following is email communication from CMS. CMS offers exclusions and hardship exceptions for eligible professionals who face challenges in meeting meaningful use objectives that…
The Problem with Health IT Storage Today – Patient Data May Be at Risk
By Yvonne Li, Co-founder of SurMD Twitter: @mySurMD Like almost every other industry, cloud computing is changing the way healthcare data is stored, managed and…
Meeting MU for Eligible Hospitals in 2015
The following is email communication from CMS. The 2015 program year for the EHR Incentive Programs began on October 1, 2014 for eligible hospitals. Medicare…
Texas Hospital Says EHR Workflow Flaw Led to Initial Release of Ebola Patient
A flaw in the EHR workflow process related to the first diagnosed Ebola patient may have serious implications. Thomas Eric Duncan was diagnosed with the…
Advancing Adoption, Interoperability and Transformation
 By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Kimberly Lynch, M.P.H./Director, Office of Programs & Engagement In February 2014 we highlighted our regional extension centers’…
New Report Indicates ICD-10 Delay Has Hurt Provider Readiness
Providers Show Lack of Progress from October 2013 Survey The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), has released its findings from a August 2014 ICD-10…
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – September
Top Guest Posts of the Month One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The…