CCHIT Exiting ONC Certification Business
CCHIT No Longer Accepting Certification Applications In a letter to their customers, Alisa Ray, Executive Director of CCHIT announced a change in their strategic direction. Effective…
Read MoreArticles by Roberta Mullin
Spotlighted HIMSS14 Events
Keep Up To Date On #HIMSS14 The 2014 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition will be held on February 23-27 in Orlando this year. It will…
Survey Shows HIPAA Security and Compliance Remains a Major Concern for Healthcare Organizations
54% of Organizations Cite HIPAA Security and Compliance Top Issue New HIPAA security requirements adopted under the Omnibus Rule issued almost 6 months ago has kept…
2014 – Last Year to Earn PQRS Incentive Payment
Last Year for EPs and PQRS Incentive Payments This is the last year eligible professionals can earn an incentive payment for satisfactorily reporting PQRS quality data…
HIMSS14 Keeping it Social
Social Media at #HIMSS14 By Michelle Rebecca Excitement is building as the 2014 HIMSS conference approaches. Social media is stirring, and it won’t be long…
Financing Health Care
It Won’t Be Easy By Kathryn Ruscitto Blog: Advancing Excellence Twitter: @krusct The New York Times has another lead story this morning on the cost…
Big Data in Healthcare
Separating The Hype From The Reality By Jared Crapo, VP, Health Catalyst The term Big Data seems to be everywhere. Bloggers write about it, vendors…
Imagine a World Without Meaningful Use
There is More to MU Than Requirements Ric Sinclair, Head of Product at ZirMed (@Zirmed) By now, you may be used to thinking about Meaningful Use (MU) as…
EHR Incentive Program Status Report – November
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of 11/1/2013 The Centers for Medicare…