By Rod Baird – This article is our annual overview of CMS approved Individual Quality Measures (QM) for use by medical groups practicing in Nursing Facilities, Homecare, Assisted Living, and related places of service.
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By William A. Hyman – We are all familiar by now with the phenomenon of clinical users being unhappy with their EMRs for a variety of reasons. These reasons often include that there is a mismatch between the EMRs workflow and the existing clinical workflow.
By Brian Levy MD – There is a lot of discussion about “clean” data today in healthcare. Recent movements with health IT, interoperability and data exchange hold great promise in fueling the high-level analytics.
By Sam Wehbe – The amount of health data is staggering and becoming more so on a daily basis. Today, 30 percent of all data storage worldwide is health data, according to a 2012 study by the Ponemon Institute.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of January.
By David Harlow – Longtime HIPAA aficonados will recall that there is no private right of action under HIPAA. In other words, a patient cannot sue a covered entity for damages as a result of a data breach under HIPAA.
HiMSS 2017 Conference in Orlando – February 19-23. Highlighting what is going on in Health IT Security.
CMS is notifying eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and/or the Medicare EHR Incentive Programs of a deadline extension.
Check out our recap of some highlights from the HIMSS Annual Conference, Day 1 – February 20th, where the brightest minds in health and IT meet. From keynotes and featured speakers, to enlightening sessions, to fun at HIMSS17, we have included something for everyone.