By Andrew Hicks – Since the Anthem breach was made public earlier this year, there has been a host of commentary on everything from the need for more data encryption measures to the need for more accountability at the C-level of most health care organizations.
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By Jim Tate – What a difference a few weeks can make. Earlier this month I wrote a post entitled: When It Rains It Pours: A New Trend In Meaningful Use Audits? The topic was a disturbing new trend in meaningful use audits. At EMR Advocate we had been working with a hospital system to validate their meaningful use attestations by a series of mock audits.
By Mike Semel – Just because you die your medical information isn’t free for the taking. The HITECH Act of 2009 says that your HIPAA privacy rights continue for 50 years past your death, providing safeguards but also questions, confusion, and frustration.
By Bennett Lauber – We have seen a number of recent blog posts and tweets complaining about EHRs having ‘too many clicks.’ A number of people have proclaimed that reducing the number of clicks in an EHR as a method to improve EHR Usability.
By Steve Fanning – Between diminishing reimbursements and the transition to value-based care, healthcare providers face ever-increasing pressure to reduce healthcare delivery costs. In this environment it’s become critical that operations be managed more efficiently in order to protect margins, on top of adhering to their mission of delivering quality care that supports optimal health outcomes.
On Tuesday, March 17, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on health IT. This was the first Senate health committee hearing on Health IT since the 2009 passage of the HITECH Act.
Join CMS, ONC, and industry representatives on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 for an eHealth webinar session entitled “Getting Started with Electronic Quality Measures (eCQMs 101) for Quality Reporting Programs.”
By Jonathan Catley – More and more, doctors and patients are relying on the internet to interact with each other. Using healthcare portals accessible on the web has revolutionized communication and substantially reduced the number of phone calls that are needed.
Deloitte Center for Health Solutions has released its latest findings in its annual check up on health IT adoption, The report examines physicians’ current views and use of EHRs, mobile health technologies and meaningful use.