Healthcare Data Breaches on the Rise
String of Healthcare Data Breaches a Wake Up Call David Finn, Health IT Officer at Symantec LinkedIn Profile Health Information Equals Hacker’s Gold Mine What makes…
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ONC Announces Blue Button Mash Up Challenge
Blue Button Mash Up Challenge Criteria and Eligibility The Blue Button Initiative is an effort to accelerate patient access to their health records. In August 2010 President…
Encrypting ePHI to Achieve HIPAA Security
Washington Stresses Encryption in HIPAA Security Rule By Matt Wimberley Santa Rosa Consulting The Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposed Rule indicates Washington’s continued emphasis on…
Final HIPAA Omnibus Rule to be Released End of Summer
HIPAA Omnibus Applies to Business Associates and Sub Contractors On March 24, 2012 the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule…
The Voice of Patient Engagement
Patient Engagement in Healthcare Transformation Dave deBronkart, aka e-Patient Dave, is an activist for the e-patient movement and arguably the leading voice on patient engagement….
Health IT News Digest – Posts on Stage 2 Meaningful Use, HIE, mHealth
This week’s posts on Stage 2 Meaningful Use, HIE Market, mHealth and more… Stage 2 Bridging Issues Proposed Stage 2 Rules OK, I’m finally ready…
Stage 2 Bridging Issues
Proposed Stage 2 Rules OK, I’m finally ready to to start seriously thinking and talking about Stage 2. I keep remembering all the discussions that…
Which EHR Vendors will Win the Race?
I’ll Have Another in Stage 2? How many times this weekend do you think you might say, “I’ll have another”? I can’t tell you how…
New and Improved HealthData.gov
HealthData.gov and Available Health Datasets The goal is to improve the health of all Americans. Not what you would consider a weekend DIY project. Todd…