Health IT Business News Recap – February 3, 2013
This Week’s Health IT Business News The holidays are over and today marks one of the year’s milestone events as the Ravens and the 49ers…
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AMIA Paper Looks to Reduce EHR-Related Medical Errors
AMIA Position Paper Makes 10 Recommendations for Improving EHR Usability The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is a non-profit membership and scientific association providing leadership…
HIPAA Data Breach Harder to Deny With New Standard
Proof of harm no longer required for a reportable HIPAA data breach The release of the HIPAA Omnibus package of regulations removes proof of ‘harm’ as a…
New Analysis Looks at Top EHR Vendors by Meaningful Use Attestation
Updated EHR Market Share Report by Meaningful Use Attestation Software Advice first analyzed the electronic health records (EHR) market in May 2010. They have updated…
CHIME Raises Concerns Over CQM Reporting Harmonization
CHIME Says Technology, Workflow Burdens Impacting Reporting The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of…
ONC Issues HIE Marketplace Research Reports
Sponsored Research Aims to Further Our Understanding of HIE The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) supports research on the many variables…
The Patient Experience Through Health IT at HIMSS 13
HIMSS Conference – Health IT at the Right Time, Right Place We are now less than six weeks away to the start of the HIMSS…
ONC to Host Joint Hearing on Health Information Exchange
HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees Hold Hearing Tomorrow Tomorrow, January 29, 2013, the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee will…
HIPAA Omnibus Ushers In Compliance Changes and Challenges
HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule Brings Sweeping Changes It has been ten days since the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights…