HHS Releases HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Bill
Highlights of HIPAA Privacy and Security Omnibus Bill Released on January 17, 2013 Carolyn Hartley, President, CEO, Physicians EHR Late Thursday afternoon (1/17/13) HHS released the…
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2013 EHR Incentive Program Changes for Eligible Professionals
EHR Incentive Program Stage 1 Changes and Timing Current final rules published in September for the CMS EHR Incentive program and 2014 stage 2 have also…
HRSA Hosts Health IT and Quality Webinar
HRSA Webinar Addresses Upgrading EHR and Health IT Systems The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency operating under Health and Human Services…
Health IT Media Follows Stage 3 Meaningful Use
More Comment Letters on Stage 3 Meaningful Use A good number of health IT news media outlets and bloggers have been reporting on the comment…
Defining Patient-centric Health IT
Patient-centric Health IT Keith Boone, Healthcare Standards A question came up on the Society for Participatory Medicine’s e-mail list the other day. Basically, it boiled…
CAH Providers Can Now Participate in EHR Incentive Program
CAH Method II Physicians get eligibility to EHR Incentive Program In a letter dated January 9, 2013 from American Hospital Association (AHA) Executive VP Rick…
NIST Looks to Test Security of Health Information Exchange
NIST Secure Exchange of Electronic Health Information Demonstration Project The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory federal agency that operates as…
Researches Identify Ways to Improve Quality of Care from EHRs
New Study Shows Ways Quality of Care Measures can be Improved for EHRs Health care providers and hospitals are being offered up to $27 billion…
Certification Bodies Now Authorized to Certify Stage 2 EHR Products
ONC HIT Certification Program For Stage 2 EHR Technology The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced last week that ONC-Authorized…