One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thought on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of October.
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As an IT professional in the healthcare industry, you know the importance — indeed, the legal necessity — of ensuring that your organization’s patient information remains protected at all times. That’s why we’ve consolidated 10 best practices for you, from healthcare IT thought leaders, in a new eFax Corporate® infographic
By Frank Sivilli – The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released two reports last week urging the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to retool its HIPAA enforcement efforts by the start of 2016.
Health information exchange is happening all around. This week’s HIE rundown includes: Coordinated Care Oklahoma partners with Kno2, HealthGrid introduces industry’s first M-Health CRM platform, & iSpecimen and the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN) announce novel program to support medical research.
By Bennett Lauber – In the classic Alfred Hitchcock film “Rope,” Hitchcock shot continuous scenes for periods lasting up to 10 minutes (the length of the film camera magazine), continuously panning from actor to actor, though most shots in the film wound up being shorter.
By Vince DeLuca – It’s no surprise that Shadow IT continues to create headaches for corporate IT professionals, but a new study, which polled more than 400 CIOs worldwide, delves much deeper into this problem and the solution that top IT pros worldwide are fast embracing.
By William Hyman – A prevailing feature of Meaning Use (MU) is that certain things must be done by or with the EHR. Even if we assume that at least some of these dictated things are in fact important, the need to do them within or from the EHR has replaced the merit of simply doing them.
By Dana Tee – The other day, I was sitting in my doctor’s office as she pulled up my patient profile on her computer and started typing away. It seemed like a normal visit – and in most ways it was. However, a few things were missing. There was not a single folder, pen, pencil, or piece of paper to be seen – the sterile room was completely digitized.
By Art Gross – The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act CFAA is not a very widely known piece of federal legislation but could help companies that have been victims of employee or ex-employee theft of digital information. According to an article over at Fox Rothschild LLP the CFAA can be used to help companies that have had employees or ex-employees steal or access unauthorized information.