The Standards Committee Work Ahead On Interoperability
On Oct. 15, the Policy Committee and Standards Committee will review draft interoperability roadmap that will guide our work in the post Meaningful Use era.
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EPs and EHs Audited for Meaningful Use
By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com We have Steve Spearman of Health Security Solutions to thank. Through a…
Making the Hospital Part of the Community
By Jonathan Catley, Online Sales & Marketing Manager, MD Connect Twitter: @MDConnectInc Twitter: @JonathanCatley It is called community building, but why is it an important…
AHIMA Conference 2014 Highlights
It’s not all fun & games, but shh! let me pretend By Joy Rios, Managing Partner at Practice Transformation Twitter: @askjoyrios It’s not a bad…
Is It Possible to be HIPAA Compliant?
By Matt Fisher, Esq Twitter: @matt_r_fisher A recent article on Forbes by Dan Munro asked the question whether anyone is really HIPAA compliant in healthcare….
Texas Hospital Says EHR Workflow Flaw Led to Initial Release of Ebola Patient
A flaw in the EHR workflow process related to the first diagnosed Ebola patient may have serious implications. Thomas Eric Duncan was diagnosed with the…
The Problem with Health IT Storage Today – Patient Data May Be at Risk
By Yvonne Li, Co-founder of SurMD Twitter: @mySurMD Like almost every other industry, cloud computing is changing the way healthcare data is stored, managed and…
Advancing Adoption, Interoperability and Transformation
 By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Kimberly Lynch, M.P.H./Director, Office of Programs & Engagement In February 2014 we highlighted our regional extension centers’…
New Report Indicates ICD-10 Delay Has Hurt Provider Readiness
Providers Show Lack of Progress from October 2013 Survey The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), has released its findings from a August 2014 ICD-10…