Standardizing Secure Text Messaging
LTC Compliance Alert – Text Messages and PHI Do Not Mix! Is There a Solution? By Rod Baird Unsecure Text Messages between facility staff and…
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eHealth Initiative Search for a Senior Director of HIT Stakeholder Outreach
Position Open at eHealth Initiative: Senior Director of HIT Stakeholder Outreach Looking to spread your wings? eHealth Initiative (eHI), a membership organization dedicated to improving…
Improving Clinical Workflow
An Example from the Emergency Department By Jennie Welch, Vice President of Sales at Health Catalyst This past March, my mother experienced symptoms that led our…
Code-a-Palooza Challenge Winners Named
Digital Privacy Notice Challenge Winners Also Announced A new electronic tool designed to help patients and their families use Medicare claims data to make health…
Understanding the Meaningful Use Hardship Exception
Applying for a Meaningful Use Hardship Exception By Joy Rios, Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios What is the Meaningful Use Hardship Exception? Penalties for…
Successful Results from CMS ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing Week
Additional Testing Scheduled for Next Year By Niall Brennan, Acting Director, CMS Offices of Enterprise Management This past March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
Incentives, Regulations and Consequences
Good Intentions Doesn’t Mean Good Policy By John Moore, Founder & Managing Partner Chilmark Research Twitter: @john_chilmark Good intentions do not always result, in the…
Why Optimizing Your Current Systems Can Pay Large Dividends
A Tough Balancing Act By Angela Hunsberger, Senior Healthcare Consultant Hayes Management Consulting Twitter: @HayesManagement If you are like the majority of healthcare organizations, the…
A Letter to the ONC Staff from Dr. DeSalvo
Moving into the Next Chapter The following is an email sent to the ONC staff from the National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD on Friday, May…