December HIT meetings
The HIT Policy committee met last Tuesday for the final meeting before interim rules should be released. CMS is still on track for the Notice…
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Waiting Room 12/13/09
If you don’t know we are in the final lap of the first leg of the race, you just haven’t been listening. This week and…
Media Notification – New HIPAA Compliance Rule
The following guest post is provided by Alex Zaltsman, CEO of Experior Data Security and Encryption According to HealthLeaders Media, “As for enforcement, Congress promised in…
Pink Glove Dance
Stolen from The Health Care Blog who stole it from HisTalk who got it from YouTube, the Pink Glove Dance video will hopefully ride a similar viral…
Initial 2011 CCHIT/ARRA Certifications Announced
The following guest post is provided by Jim Tate, President of EMR Advocate Finally, the log jam has begun to break. CCHIT announced December 1st,…
What’s the Buzz?
Dr. David Blumenthal’s new blog “Health IT Buzz” debuted this past Monday on November 23rd. The first post, “Continuing Our Conversation about Health IT…”introduces the…
November HIT Standards Committee
The Standards Committee met on November 19th this month. All the meeting materials and presentations can be found on the committee’s web page. This month’s…
The Recovery Room – 11/15/09
Dr. Mark Leavitt, chairman of CCHIT announced he will retire in March. He gave personal reasons for his decision to leave. Leavitt has been the…
The Recovery Room – 11/3/09
The newly formed HIT Standards Implementation Workgroup with its chair, Aneesh Chopra, held a public hearing on adoption experiences last Thursday. The workgroup is charged…