Twitter #NHITweek Highlights
This is the Ninth Annual National Health IT Week and it will be celebrated all week, September 15-19, 2014. The week is a collaborative forum…
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House Bill Looks to Reduce 2015 Meaningful Use Reporting Period
Flex-IT Act Seeks Additional Flexibility in Reporting Meaningful Use Requirements in 2015 On Tuesday, House lawmakers introduced bill HR 5481, seeking to give Eligible Professionals…
September HIT Standards Committee Meeting
One of the Most Important Meetings in the History of the Group By John Halamka, MD Twitter: @jhalamka The September HIT Standards Committee was one…
Patient Electronic Access Requirements for Stage 2 MU
Learn More About the Requirements The following is email communication from CMS. If you are an eligible professional participating in the EHR Incentive Programs, you will…
Data Breaches and Hackermania Running Wild
Data Breaches Remain in the News and the Debate Around How Best to Secure Data Rages By Donna Cusano, Editor In Chief of Telehealth & Telecare…
HIPAA Penalties Sting Outside the Healthcare Field Too
Benefiting from Healthcare’s Lessons Learned By Bob Chaput, CEO of Clearwater Compliance Twitter: @ClearwaterHIPAA Most companies in the U.S. likely feel that Health Insurance Portability…
CMS Final Rule: Flexibility, Innovating, and Being Set Up to Fail
Extended Thoughts on Providers and the Final Rule By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios As expected, there’s been lots of commentary on last…
California Hospitals Get Boost in Race Against Federal Healthcare Deadline
Public Health Reporting Requirements Satisfied with CA-Certified MEDHOST YourCareLink California hospitals struggling to meet the federal government’s public health reporting requirements, in advance of a…
The Cost of Non-Participation in Quality Reporting
What “Left Behind” May Look Like By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios According to the 2014 Great American Physician Survey results, 26 percent of…