By Munawar Abadullah – Cyber-crimes are at an all-time high and will continue to rise in popularity for as long as organisations adopt a passive approach to online security. While some healthcare organisations look at cyber security as a “back burner”, the hacking industry is evolving to the point where anyone can become a successful hacker.
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Just the facts… CMS has released the most recent numbers for the EHR Incentive programs. Here are some Program-to-date highlights from the May report. Active registrants total well over a half a million.
The Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA), a trade association of companies that provide the vast majority of EHRs to hospitals and physicians across the U.S., announced the results of its annual elections for terms beginning July 1, 2017.
By William Hersh, MD – Some of the most highly viewed posts in this blog have been those on eligibility for the clinical informatics subspecialty for physicians, the first in January, 2013 and updates in June, 2014 and March, 2016. A noteworthy event occurred last November when the “grandfathering” period was extended to 2022.
By Matt Fisher – Data remains exposed in significant numbers in the healthcare industry. The monthly Protenus Breach Barometer shows that the trend of at least one breach per day in a month is continuing. To be specific, Protenus and Databreaches.net showed 37 breaches being disclosed for the first time in May.
By Lana Moriarty & Linda Harris – The ONC Patient Engagement (PE) Playbook was created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to help healthcare professionals use health information technology (health IT) to provide better care to patients.
By Marti Arvin – eClinicalWorks, an EHR vendor, recently settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Inspector General of HHS (OIG) for $155 million and entered a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA).
By Jeff Liddell – Patient-centered means not letting the patient story be lost to Big Data or technology innovation. The admonition of Dr. Compton-Phillips, EVP and Chief Clinical Officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, “No data without stories and no stories without data,” should become a governing principle when it comes to patient care.
By Kevin Lynch – HIMSS Analytics reports that over 73% of healthcare organizations are using some sort of cloud “as-a-service” solution. “As-a-Service” delivery models have been gaining popularity over the past few years, notably within the healthcare industry.