Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – April
Top Guest Posts of the Month One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The…
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Tech-Driven Enrollment Tools Allow Clinics To Meet Bottom Line
By Enrolling in Medicaid Year Round By Everett Lebherz, Vice President of PointCare Twitter: @point_care Approximately 4.5 million people signed-up for Medicaid in time for…
Hospitals and Social Media
Are You Engaging the Right Audience? By Jonathan Catley, Online Sales & Marketing Manager, MD Connect Twitter: @MDConnectInc Twitter: @JonathanCatley Many hospitals are using social media…
EHR vs EMR…Again
Actual Electronic Information Exchange Needs to Become Routine Dr. William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this…
A Robust Health Data Infrastructure
A Report by JASON By Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc – National Coordinator, ONC On April 16th HHS posted a report by JASON, an…
Stolen Laptops Lead to Important HIPAA Settlements
News from HHS HHS Press Release Two entities have paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to…
Twitter #HITsm Hashtag Highlights
Following #HITsm this Week Health IT social media is a great hashtag to follow. You can usually find all the movers and shakers of HIT…
Risk Analysis vs. Risk Assessment
Under HIPAA There is a Difference By Matthew Fisher Twitter: @matt_r_fisher In discussions about HIPAA and risk determinations, the phrases “risk analysis” and “risk assessment” are…
ICD-10 Delay’s Silver Lining
Turn the Delay into an Advantage By Anita Archer, CPC Twitter: @HayesManagement Now that the reality of ICD-10’s delay is sinking in, it is important…