HIPAA: A $50,000 Question
Ask Joy: This Week – HIPAA Omnibus Rule Deadline Do you feel it—the looming deadline of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule? September 23 is quickly approaching. This week,…
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EHNAC Releases Updated and Final 2013 Criteria for All Accreditation Programs
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, announced today the adoption of new program criteria, which was revised…
Health IT Documents for Your Digital Reader
Health IT References and White Papers Worthy of a Read It is time to reload your reader with the newest and updated documents. Catch up…
Windows 8 Enables Healthcare Tablet Adoption
Technology is evolving at light speed, and the way healthcare providers work is changing with it. Scott Thie Vice President, Healthcare and Education, Panasonic Mobile…
CONNECT 4.2 Released
CONNECT was initially developed by federal agencies and used to support their electronic health related projects under the Federal Health Architecture. It is considered a…
ONC Releases New Brief on Lessons Learned from the Beacon Communities
Beacon Communities Show Progress in Using Electronic Data for Quality Measurement The ONC’s Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program funds 17 communities across the U.S. The Beacon Community Program is…
FDA Warning on Medical Devices
Q&A with Mac McMillan Mac McMillan, chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Task Force and CEO of CynergisTek answers questions for us on the…
National Radio Day – August 20th
And My Interview with Eric Dishman August 20th of every year is designated to celebrating the invention of the radio and its importance to mass…
Automated Quality Reporting Through EHRs Can Result in Significant Efficiencies and Care Improvements
Kaiser Permanente study finds time savings of up to 50 percent through use of e-Measures Using electronic health records to automate reporting of quality measures…